Farther · 1 week ago
Senior Conversational AI Engineer
Hybrid - New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expFarther is a rapidly growing RIA that combines expert advisors with cutting-edge technology to deliver a comprehensive wealth management experience. The role involves architecting conversational AI systems to enhance client and advisor interactions, focusing on building production-ready AI solutions with a strong emphasis on engineering standards and collaboration.
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Responsibilities
Own conversational AI features end-to-end, from requirements through production deployment
Architect chatbot systems using LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows
Build with professional engineering standards – testing, observability, reliability, redundancy
Develop guardrails and authorization boundaries for AI agents handling sensitive financial data
Jump into difficult problems with tenacity – production issues, complex prompt engineering, unfamiliar model behaviors
Collaborate directly with product, data engineering, and business stakeholders
Qualification
Required
5+ years software engineering experience with backend focus
Experience building conversational AI or chatbot applications in production
Strong Python and SQL skills – this is fundamentally a Python engineering role
Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG patterns, and agent frameworks
Professional delivery experience at Fortune 500 or equivalent enterprise environment
Self-directed and autonomous – you thrive with ownership and prefer results over rigid process
Product-focused mindset – AI exists to solve business problems!
Preferred
Financial services or trading systems background
MLOps and production ML deployment experience
LLM evaluation frameworks and human-in-the-loop systems
Multi-step agent workflows and streaming interfaces
Benefits
Full health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options
Unlimited PTO
Company
Farther
Farther is a wealth management firm that combines expert financial advisors with technology to financial planning.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$118MKey Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersBessemer Venture Partners
2024-10-10Series C· $72M
2023-09-27Series B· $31M
2022-05-01Series A· $15M
Leadership Team
Taylor Matthews
Co-Founder and CEO
Christopher Powers
Chief Compliance Officer and Strategic Advisor
Recent News
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