AI Engineer at Obin AI – New York, New York

What We're Building Obin AI builds AI agents that automate or assist core workflows in the financial services industry. We’re already working with some of the world’s largest financial services firms with sponsorship from senior leadership.
The Role: We're looking for AI Engineers who can help us build and scale intelligent agents from the ground up. You’ll join our team as one of our earliest hires. You'll work directly with the founders (ex-Google) and own key technical decisions from day one. You’ll be ● Designing and Deploying LLM-Powered Agents Build agentic systems using LLMs and RAG to automate complex credit workflows. This includes prompt design, tool use, orchestration logic, and system evaluation. ● Working Directly with Customers Partner with technical and non-technical stakeholders at major credit firms to understand workflow pain points and co-develop AI solutions that directly tie to ROI. ● Owning Production Infrastructure Architect and maintain backend systems and APIs that connect to data sources and customer platforms. Ensure high availability, performance, and observability. ● Evaluating and Optimizing Systems Balance accuracy, latency, reliability, cost, and explainability in our agentic systems. Lead rigorous experimentation and improvement cycles. ● Contributing to Core Platform Design Define technical architecture, build reusable infrastructure for agent deployment, and shape the foundation of Obin’s AI engineering best practices. ● Setting Culture and Standards Help define Obin’s engineering culture, hiring bar, and long-term technical roadmap We believe great AI Engineers come from diverse backgrounds and are unified by deep curiosity, pragmatism, and engineering excellence. Experience Required: ● 5–10 years of software engineering experience● Hands-on experience building LLM-based agents and/or RAG systems in production● Logging, evaluating, optimizing AI applications● Proficiency in Python and experience with modern AI/ML frameworks and cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred)● Experience with cloud infra (preferably GCP) and APIs● Hunger to move fast, own outcomes, and build something enduring● Strong intuition around system architecture, performance, and scaling● Clear communication, especially in ambiguous, high-stakes problem spaces Bonus:● Experience with human-in-the-loop systems, feedback loops, and long-horizon agentic task execution● Background in financial systems, risk modeling, or decision automation● Familiarity with PydanticAI, LlamaIndex, Google ADK, Claude Agent SDK, or similar frameworks● You’ve built or contributed to an internal AI platform or reusable LLM tooling

$150,000 - $200,000 *depending upon experience
Obin AI’s Vision: Private credit is a $1T+ market—and its inefficiencies are holding back small businesses from growing. We’re building the system that unlocks fast, scalable lending decisions—starting with AI agents and expanding into the core infra for private capital markets and other financial services. About Us: Obin is reimagining financial workflows with AI-powered agents.We're building the future of AI-driven financial services. Join our team of innovators and help shape the next generation of intelligent financial systems. Obin is a rare opportunity: real traction, real revenue, and a chance to rewire a trillion-dollar market. If you're excited to build agentic AI systems that change how capital flows in the real world—we’d love to meet you.