Founding Engineer, Applied AI Lead

About the Company

Equi is an investment management firm building institutional-quality alternative investment solutions. We combine deep manager selection expertise with sophisticated portfolio construction to deliver differentiated outcomes for our clients and partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary engineer and technical leader, building software solutions that accelerate growth across all teams
• Partner with Investment, Operations, and GTM teams to identify automation opportunities
• Translate complex user needs into scalable full-stack applications using TypeScript, Next.js, Python, and Postgres on GCP
• Design and maintain performant APIs and backend services
• Ingest multi-format investment data and build RAG-based intelligence systems
• Use AI to perform investment analysis and automate workflows
• Establish technical direction, best practices, and eventually lead the engineering team

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, Next.js, and Python
• Proven track record of building and maintaining complex full-stack web applications
• Solid understanding of data pipeline concepts (ETL/ELT) and data warehousing
• Competence in AI-driven engineering workflows and building AI-powered applications
• Strong product acumen and ability to translate user needs into technical solutions
• High degree of autonomy and ability to navigate ambiguity
• Passion for the world of investing

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in fintech, investment technology, or financial services
• Experience scaling large-volume data pipelines or distributed systems on GCP
• Experience with Docker and GraphQL
• Familiarity with advanced data modeling
• Experience with RAG systems, LLM integration, or AI agent development