{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"2826c2371fa0074bd17b0d4a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2826c2371fa0074bd17b0d4a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/2826c2371fa0074bd17b0d4a","title":"Founding Software Engineer – Python / Real-Time Systems","description":"Founding Software Engineer – Python / Real-Time SystemsA fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer to join a profitable, self-funded technology company developing advanced pricing and trading systems. As the first engineering hire, you will work directly with the founders to build core infrastructure, improve real-time decision-making and turn research into reliable production systems. This role requires hands-on Python experience building real-time pricing or trading platforms, alongside extensive use of agentic AI development workflows.Location: New York, NY. In-office, five days per week.Salary: $200,000 - $400,000 annual base salary + up to 2% equityRequirements for Founding Software Engineer:3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong backend, systems or platform engineering backgroundStrong hands-on Python development skillsProven end-to-end experience building scalable, Python-based real-time pricing or trading systems and data pipelinesExperience designing and operating data-intensive production platformsExtensive use of agentic AI development workflows to accelerate development, testing and iteration while maintaining production qualityClear examples of building new systems or products from initial concept through to production, with quantifiable business impactA track record of rapid career progression and increasing technical ownershipStrong data intuition and the ability to connect technical decisions with commercial outcomesExperience within technology companies with strong engineering standardsConfident communicating ideas, challenging assumptions and adapting when an approach does not workAble to work from the New York office five days per weekAble to work in the US without employer visa sponsorship or a visa transfer, neither of which is availableExperience in financial or market-making environments, a Computer Science degree from a leading program, or an interest in live events is beneficialResponsibilities for Founding Software Engineer:Build and own pricing engines, bidding systems and supporting data infrastructureDevelop scalable Python systems supporting real-time trading decisionsTurn interactive AI-assisted research into continuously running research pipelinesBuild A/B testing frameworks to evaluate pricing improvementsImprove bidding throughput, reliability and production performanceDevelop AI-powered tools for operational triage and incident responseImplement model drift detection and monitoringWork directly with the founders to prioritize engineering projects and measure their commercial impactWhat this role offers:First engineering hire scope, with substantial ownership of core systems and technical decisionsChallenging work across Python, real-time platforms and machine learning, using agentic AI development workflowsA competitive base salary and up to 2% equity in a profitable, self-funded businessApplications:If you would like to apply for this unique Software Engineering role, please submit your resume through the relevant application link!We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process. 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