Fintech AI Jobs
There is a growing demand for AI engineers and technical specialists across the fintech sector.
From machine learning engineers to AI infrastructure specialists, fintech firms are investing heavily in building production-grade AI systems that power trading, automate operations, and unlock insights from complex financial data.
It’s a fast-moving environment. You’ll need strong technical foundations, curiosity, and the ability to adapt as new tools, models, and technologies emerge.
But for those who thrive in innovation-led teams, the opportunities are significant.
Fintech is a global industry. AI professionals are helping shape the next generation of financial platforms, data systems, and intelligent products used by institutions and customers worldwide.
Sound like your kind of challenge?
Upload a CV today and explore AI opportunities in fintech.
Our Focus
As fintech firms build out AI engineering capability, our core roles within these teams include:
Applied Machine Learning Engineers
Generative AI Engineers
AI Infrastructure & MLOps
AI Technical Leads
Upload your CV to hear about the most relevant AI engineering roles as they become available.
Remember, the best roles sometimes don’t even make it to the website. We fill them from our existing connections, so get in touch with our team to join our growing network of AI specialists.
EC1 Partners are experts in fintech recruitment.
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Why work with EC1?
EC1 Partners has been supporting fintech companies globally since 2008, helping organisations scale through specialist hiring across technology, product, sales and leadership roles.
Today, that increasingly includes supporting fintech firms in building AI engineering teams as a core part of their technology platforms.
Over that time, we have built deep relationships with fintech companies across major global markets. Many are now investing heavily in AI to strengthen their platforms, unlock better insights from data, and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving industry.
As a result, demand for high-quality AI talent continues to grow. From machine learning engineers and generative AI specialists to AI infrastructure experts and technical leaders, fintech firms are actively building teams that will shape the next generation of financial technology.
This means we are well positioned to connect AI professionals with some of the most exciting opportunities in the market.
Our offices are in London, New York, Miami and Singapore. Our client network stretches far beyond those locations, giving candidates access to fintech companies across the globe.
We work with some of the world’s most established fintech organisations, alongside ambitious, high-growth companies building innovative AI-driven platforms.
If you’re looking to apply your AI expertise in fintech, we can help you take the next step.
Upload a CV today and start your journey.
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Submit your CV for fintech AI roles
AI specialists are in high demand in fintech right now.
So whether you’re already in the industry and ready to take your next step, or you’re coming in from another sector, fintech needs you.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your operations career, send us your CV today or get in touch.
We have unprecedented access to the world’s leading FinTech companies. Whatever your career aspirations are, submit your CV, and one of our experts will be in touch.
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Want to know more?
Here are a few questions people often ask about us. If you want to know more, you can always get in touch for a chat.
Most fintech AI roles require strong experience in machine learning, data engineering, or AI model development.
Programming languages such as Python are commonly used, along with frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow. Experience with cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and deploying models into production environments is also highly valued.
Knowledge of financial markets or financial data can be helpful, but many fintech companies hire strong AI engineers from other industries.
Fintech companies are hiring across a wide range of AI roles as they expand their technology capabilities.
Common positions include applied machine learning engineers, generative AI engineers, AI infrastructure specialists, MLOps engineers, and AI technical leads.
These professionals help build models, develop intelligent automation, improve trading systems, and unlock insights from large financial datasets.
Artificial intelligence is becoming a core part of modern financial technology platforms.
Fintech companies are using AI to improve trading strategies, automate operational processes, detect fraud, enhance customer experience, and generate insights from complex financial data.
As adoption grows, organisations are building dedicated AI teams to support innovation and long-term growth.
Not always.
Many fintech companies are open to AI specialists from sectors such as technology, research, ecommerce, or data-driven startups.
Strong technical expertise, experience building production-ready AI systems, and the ability to work with complex datasets are often more important than prior financial services experience.
EC1 Partners works closely with fintech companies around the world that are building AI capability within their technology teams.
Through our AI Talent Lab, we connect candidates with opportunities across applied machine learning, AI infrastructure, generative AI, and technical leadership roles.
Our team provides market insight, introductions to innovative fintech companies, and support throughout the hiring process.