About the Role and Company
EC1 Partners has been retained by a VC-backed FinTech firm headquartered in New York that’s building next-generation tools for institutional investors. Their platform ingests real-time financial data and applies advanced machine learning to automate decision-making across portfolio strategies. As Principal ML Engineer, you’ll lead innovation across the ML tech stack, shaping the future of AI in finance.
What You Will Do
- Architect and deploy scalable ML models for investment strategies
- Work with large datasets in real-time financial environments
- Collaborate with data scientists, quants, and software engineers
- Optimize model performance using Python and cloud ML platforms
- Define best practices for machine learning across the org
What You Bring
- 6+ years in ML/AI roles within FinTech or financial services
- Deep expertise in Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and model ops
- Experience with time-series data and market signals
- Strong background in cloud computing (AWS, GCP)
- M.S. or Ph.D. in CS, ML, Statistics, or a related field