SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – GENERATIVE AI

Global Investment Firm

J Harlan Group is currently conducting a search for a GENITATIVE AI SOFTWARE DEVELOPER at a prominent Global Investment Firm in NYC.

Technology is integral to virtually everything they do. They’re seeking exceptional software developers with expertise in generative AI (GAI) to join their team. As a software developer in GAI, you’ll work on innovative projects, leveraging your quantitative and programming skills to advance their GAI initiatives. By making GAI more accessible for both technical and non-technical users across the firm, you’ll drive substantial business impact.

You’ll work with smart, talented people across their business to create groundbreaking, next-generation data intensive machine learning applications. You’ll be involved, hands-on, through the entire cycle.

They will expect you to be agile / to lead / to think outside the box. In return, they’ll give you challenging work that has an impact / Opportunities to learn and grow / and a collaborative culture that encourages every member of our team to bring their point of view to the table—because that’s how we help our clients succeed.

Principal Responsibilities:

Contributing to their efforts in advancing GAI capabilities. Potential areas of focus include:

• Developing and maintaining shared GAI infrastructure and applications, ensuring firmwide data integration and enhancing software development across the firm.
• Working on foundational building blocks, such as vector databases and LLM gateways, to support AI tools and applications.
• Leveraging state-of-the-art cloud models for scalable and high-availability solutions.
• Scaling the adoption of GAI tools, expanding AI models, and integrating them with internal knowledge sources to drive innovation.
• Collaborating with internal groups and end users to accelerate AI product development and deployment, tailoring solutions to their needs.
• Experimenting new AI-driven tools and applications, integrating them into various platforms, and facilitating collaboration to enhance the effectiveness of AI applications.
• Working on greenfield projects, which offer opportunities to shape the future of GAI at the firm and make a significant impact.

The ideal candidate would have a background and a deep passion for working with machine learning techniques within the investment community.

• Strong computer science and technical background with exceptionally, creative “Hands-On” High Impact GAI Development experience.
• Successful developers have traditionally been top performers in their academic programs and possess a strong foundation in AI-related projects.
• They welcome outstanding candidates at all experience levels who are excited to work in a collegial, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
• Strong desire to contribute and build a business – not just solve novel problems.
• Ability to work with a wide range of users – traders, portfolio managers, research analysts, quants and the wider investment management team to develop and implement technology in support of a dynamically growing investment platform

An individual who loves solving deep and complex technical and business problems and wants to have an outsized impact with the services/ products they deliver. An individual with a passion for Generative AI, a high level of intellectual curiosity, a commitment to excellence and an unparalleled drive to deliver world-class services.

If you or anyone in your network would be interested in this opportunity, please send resume to Jerry Goldberg at jgoldberg@jharlan.com or directly contact us at (212) 792-0099

About the Client:

The firm is a prominent multinational investment management firm. The company manages a variety of investment funds that make extensive use of quantitative methods and proprietary computational technology to support fundamental research in the management of its investments.

They have a relentlessly focuses on innovation and integration: innovation in new products, markets and businesses as well as new tools, models and technology management and performance structures; integration of fundamental research, quantitative strategies and technical analysis, all supported by an intensive focus on operational excellence and comprehensive risk management.

The talent and dedication of their people is critical to their success. They offer an opportunity for developing one’s professional career while working with individuals trained in a variety of disciplines in a collegial and dynamic environment. They offer a broad range of competitive benefits on a global basis.

They seek candidates who are high-energy self-starters who want to join an investment management firm on the leading edge of the global markets. The management team needs individuals of the highest professional caliber who are leaders, problem solvers, analytic, detail-oriented, and entrepreneurial. Everyone at the firm works side-by-side with the firm’s senior management in a highly collaborative and charged environment.

Successful candidates are:

• Analytic and relentless in pursuit of the right answer
• Strong communicators who excel at rapid synthesis
• Able to demonstrate sound business judgment
• Able to digest complexity while maintaining an understanding of the “big picture” of business needs
• Team players who are energized by a collaborative enterprise
  

The firm’s employees maintain the highest professional and ethical standards. The firm has earned a reputation for honesty, fair dealing, and transparency in a competitive industry. They believe that these standards are the foundation for superior investment performance and are critical to delivering performance to clients

SALARY RANGE: The expected annual base salary for this position is $200,000 to $250,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.

Posted On: Monday, August 11, 2025