Poesis
FinTech
HeadofEngineering
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“Head of Engineering at Poesis. Skills: AI-native systems, Machine learning, Investing, Systems architecture. Define architecture and technical direction. Design scalable systems for financial data”
Industry & Context.
Technical judgment
Relocation allowance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years software engineering experience, 2+ years building products/platforms, 2+ years leadership/management experience, Systems design architecting distributed platforms, Proficiency in Python, Proficiency in SQL, Basic understanding of financial markets, BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or equivalent
Nice to Have
TypeScript proficiency, Go proficiency, Rust proficiency, Experience building platforms for quant research, Experience building platforms for systematic investing, Experience building platforms for financial analytics, Experience with point-in-time financial data, Experience with Capital IQ, Experience with Bloomberg, Experience with FactSet, Experience with Refinitiv, Familiarity with portfolio construction, Familiarity with risk management, Familiarity with investment workflows
What You'll Do.
Define architecture and technical direction
Design scalable systems for financial data
Build infrastructure for research
Build infrastructure for model development
Build infrastructure for multiagent inference
Build infrastructure for production decision-making
Design point-in-time data architectures
Define platform standards for data architecture
Define platform standards for APIs
Define platform standards for reliability
Define platform standards for reproducibility
Define platform standards for explainability
Partner with researchers
Partner with quantitative developers
Partner with leadership
Translate research into production
Define engineering processes
Evolve engineering processes
Recruit engineering team
Develop engineering team
Manage engineering team
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Researchers; Quantitative developers; Leadership
Process & Methodology
Roadmap execution
Full Job Description
ABOUT POESIS Whoever builds the leading intelligence for finance will create far more than returns. Poesis is the AI-native investment firm running autonomous agents that predict markets, construct portfolios, and manage risk. Our founders managed institutional capital at Capital Group ($3T AUM) and led enterprise ML at Goldman Sachs and Amazon. We're building a new type of firm, where live capital is the training ground for an intelligence that compounds with every signal. ABOUT THE ROLE We're looking for an experienced leader to help shape the future of Poesis. As Head of Engineering, you'll bring strong technical judgment and deep systems expertise to build AI-native systems at the intersection of machine learning and investing. You'll translate frontier research into production platforms, turning large-scale data, models and agent capabilities into systems that drive investment decision-making. You'll work closely with Poesis leadership to define the technical vision and execute the engineering roadmap. This is a hands-on role with meaningful responsibility for both architecture and implementation. RESPONSIBILITIES - Help define the architecture and technical direction of the Poesis platform - Design and build scalable systems for financial data ingestion, processing, storage and access - Build the infrastructure that supports research, model development, real-time multiagent inference, and production decision-making - Design point-in-time data architectures that ensure reproducibility, historical accuracy and research integrity - Define platform standards for data architecture, APIs, reliability, reproducibility and explainability - Partner closely with researchers, quantitative developers and leadership to translate research into production. - Define and evolve engineering processes that allow the team to ship quickly, reliably and predictably - Recruit, develop and manage a high-performing engineering team REQUIRED COMPETENCIES - 5+ years of software engineer
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