Job
AI Engineer Lead
| Location | New York, NY 10007 |
| Date Posted | March 19, 2026 |
| Job ID | 14141 |
| Employment Type | Direct Hire |
Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a AI Platform Engineer Lead for a highly respected, technology-forward financial services organization focused on advancing enterprise AI capabilities. This is a direct hire hybrid position (4 days onsite) based in New York, NY.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Our client is a growing, innovation-focused firm investing heavily in the expansion of applied AI across business and investment operations. This role will serve as a senior hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, scaling, and deploying AI-driven solutions that create measurable impact across teams. The position combines deep engineering ownership with strategic collaboration, working closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to expand firmwide AI capabilities.
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This role offers a highly competitive compensation package including a base salary up to $200k/yr, plus a highly competitive performance-driven bonus structure and their comprehensive benefit offerings including healthcare coverage, retirement savings options, paid time off, and a collaborative hybrid work environment in New York City. Candidates will have the opportunity to work on impactful AI initiatives, influence long-term technical strategy, and grow into expanded leadership responsibilities over time.
ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM:
Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.
Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
Our client is a growing, innovation-focused firm investing heavily in the expansion of applied AI across business and investment operations. This role will serve as a senior hands-on technical leader responsible for designing, scaling, and deploying AI-driven solutions that create measurable impact across teams. The position combines deep engineering ownership with strategic collaboration, working closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to expand firmwide AI capabilities.
- Competitive base salary with a substantial incentive bonus.
- Hybrid schedule with a collaborative, high-impact team environment
- Opportunity to shape and scale firmwide AI strategy and innovation
- Exposure to advanced AI, machine learning, and agent-based systems in production
- Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, retirement, and paid time off
- Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for applied AI and agentic systems across the organization
- Design, build, and deploy LLM-based products that support business and investment workflows
- Architect and implement agentic AI systems to enable multi-step reasoning, planning, and automation
- Develop and maintain integration layers connecting AI agents with internal data, APIs, and enterprise tools
- Partner with portfolio managers, quantitative analysts, and cross-functional teams to identify high-impact AI opportunities
- Establish engineering best practices for model evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and responsible AI usage
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical leadership and knowledge sharing across teams
- Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying production AI or machine learning systems
- Proven experience developing and operating production-grade LLM applications and agentic systems
- Strong Python engineering skills with experience in microservices and REST API development
- Experience designing and building agentic systems is required, including hands-on work with AI frameworks and modern AI design patterns, that enable multi-step reasoning, planning, and tool execution in production environments is a must.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Prior experience within financial services environments a must
This role offers a highly competitive compensation package including a base salary up to $200k/yr, plus a highly competitive performance-driven bonus structure and their comprehensive benefit offerings including healthcare coverage, retirement savings options, paid time off, and a collaborative hybrid work environment in New York City. Candidates will have the opportunity to work on impactful AI initiatives, influence long-term technical strategy, and grow into expanded leadership responsibilities over time.
Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.
Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
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