Baton

Financial Services

SoftwareEngineer

$140–180k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Software Engineer at Baton. Skills: Agentic systems, Production AI, Foundation models. Ship full-stack AI features. Scope with stakeholders”

What You'll Achieve.

Close deals 2x faster; Measurable outcomes; Quality; Latency; Cost; Reliability

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Data-driven decision making

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Shipped production AI systems, Software engineering fundamentals, Excellent Python skills, Experience integrating foundation models, Track record of shipping, Product sense

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, LLM systems at scale experience, Retrieval quality work familiarity, 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

Identify high-leverage opportunities

Build intelligent capabilities

Build agentic infrastructure

Support production inference

Integrate AI seamlessly

Create clean interfaces

Develop scalable tools

Build intelligent matching

Build document understanding

Build agentic workflows

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Head of Engineering; Product team; Sales teams; Operations teams; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Direct communication

Process & Methodology

Agile

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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