Baton
Financial Services
SeniorSoftwareEngineer
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“Senior Software Engineer at Baton. Skills: Production AI systems, Agentic systems, Foundation models. Ship full-stack AI features. Scope with stakeholders”
What You'll Achieve.
Measurable outcomes; Quality; Latency; Cost; Reliability
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Shipped production AI systems end-to-end, Excellent Python skills, Experience integrating foundation models
Nice to Have
Modern AI frameworks experience, Multi-step agentic systems experience, Tool use experience, Planning experience, Human-in-the-loop patterns experience, Designing evaluation suites experience, Operating LLM systems at scale experience, Retrieval quality work familiarity, Marketplace background, Platform background, Fintech background, Small business background, Matching algorithms experience, Business transactions experience, Go familiarity, GraphQL familiarity, React/TypeScript familiarity, NLP background, Information retrieval background, Recommendation systems background
What You'll Do.
Ship full-stack AI features
Scope with stakeholders
Deploy agentic systems
Build intelligent capabilities
Build agentic infrastructure
Support production inference
Integrate AI into marketplace
Create clean interfaces
Transform marketplace
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Head of Engineering; Product team; Sales teams; Operations teams
Communication Scope
Direct communication
Process & Methodology
Scrum
Full Job Description
ABOUT BATON Baton equips business owners and buyers with a modern, data‑driven marketplace to buy or sell, offering valuations grounded in real financials and allowing them to close deals 2x faster than the industry norm. We recently https://finance.yahoo.com/news/baton-led-former-zillow-executive-174614569.html?guccounter=1 closed https://obvious.com/ideas/why-we-invested-in-baton/ our Series A to scale this vision further. We are proud to be building in person in New York City. WHY JOIN US - Rapid momentum — We’re gaining traction quickly & our valuation tools, off‑market listings, and streamlined closing processes are changing how small business deals happen at scale. - Ownership from day one — As a small, lean team, every hire carries outsized impact; from shaping product direction to building a culture of customer-first execution. - In-person energy & collaboration — Based in NYC, we foster a tight-knit, energetic team environment where voice matters and decisions move fast. - Mission with heart — We’re clearing the path for small business owners to take meaningful steps forward by providing them clarity, speed, and confidence when it matters most. - World-class investors & runway for impact — Backed by Obvious http://obvious.com, Giant Ventures http://giant.vc, Divergent https://www.divergenthq.com, Trust Fund https://www.trustfund.vc, Burst Capital https://burst.vc, Bloomberg Beta http://www.bloombergbeta.com, and others, our Series A sets a deliberate course for growth and meaningful scale. - Competitive compensation & perks — Expect market‑competitive pay, equity, fully-covered health benefit options, flexible time off, commuter perks, in-office snacks, and a true culture of low ego and high respect. THE BATON WAY AI has unlocked a step change in what’s possible in this market — and in how Baton operates. Our goal isn’t to bolt AI onto existing workflows or launch a chatbot; it’s to re-architect how the product works, how internal operations run, and how va
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