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Geneva TradingGeneva TradingChicago, IL

Director AI Engineering

Lead the development and deployment of agentic AI systems, LLMs, and autonomous workflows to enhance trading operations and decision-making at a global principal trading firm. Requires 3+ years in AI roles, strong Python skills, and technical leadership experience.

250k – 350k/yr
On-site7+ YOEML Engineering

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Build intelligent features and autonomous workflows that enhance user experiences.
  • Work with large language models (LLMs), agentic frameworks, and orchestration tools to develop next-generation interfaces and intelligent assistants that support workflows.
  • Build robust orchestration and automation workflows integrating multi-agent capabilities.
  • Develop and maintain pipelines for training, benchmarking, validating, and deploying LLMs and autonomous agents into production environments.
  • Build and optimize intelligent tools and automation systems that improve efficiency and decision-making.
  • Ensure software quality through clean, maintainable, and optimized code, including support for efficient inference.
  • Provide technical leadership on best practices for AI integration, process design, documentation, lifecycle management, and security.
  • Drive adoption of AI solutions through collaboration, training, and thought leadership across teams.
  • Perform big data analytics with Agentic AI systems to create actionable insights from verified sources.
  • Present insights and outcomes to senior leadership, influencing strategic decisions.

What We’re Looking For

  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
  • 3+ years of experience in AI, automation, or advanced technology roles.
  • Experience developing agentic AI systems, including agent orchestration, tool integration, and autonomous decision-making workflows.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and familiarity with AI frameworks and libraries.
  • Hands-on experience with MCP and prompt engineering.
  • Understanding AI solutions for deployment and monitoring in enterprise environments is important.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; ability to work independently and with senior stakeholders.
  • Experience with cloud platforms is a plus.

Compensation

Base Salary Range: $250,000 – $350,000, plus eligibility for a performance-based bonus. Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education, and qualifications. In addition to base salary, Geneva Trading offers a competitive total rewards package, including a comprehensive benefits program.

Skills

PythonLLMsAgentic AIagent orchestrationPrompt Engineeringmcpai frameworkscloud platforms

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