AlphaSense - Principal Software Engineer, Financial Data Platform & GenSearch Agent
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Requirements
• 12+ years building and operating production systems • Experience operating at a Staff or Principal level • Proven ability to simplify complex systems and reduce architectural entropy • Strong background in distributed systems and performance optimization • Experience building AI-integrated systems (LLM orchestration, tool usage, retrieval, evaluation) • Comfortable working across backend systems and modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React) • Experienced designing APIs and durable service contracts • Effective at driving cross-team technical initiatives
Responsibilities
• Improve AI & Performance • Optimize orchestration between LLM workflows, structured datasets, and services • Introduce performance benchmarks, observability standards, and SLO discipline • Improve reliability and correctness of AI-backed financial responses • Simplify Architecture • Reduce fragmentation across datasets and services • Partner with data platform teams to define scalable dataset integration patterns • Remove legacy complexity while continuing to ship • Build & Evolve Web Products • Contribute directly to backend and frontend systems powering financial data experiences • Define durable contracts between AI-generated outputs and frontend consumers • Ensure performance and usability at both API and product layers • Lead Across Teams • Drive technical initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams • Align stakeholders on service boundaries and system design decisions • Raise the bar for system design, reliability, and operational rigor • For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed below. • You may also be offered equity, and a generous benefits program.
Benefits
• $246,000—$339,000 USD • AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination. • In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works. • Recruiting Scams and Fraud • We at AlphaSense have been made aware of fraudulent job postings and individuals impersonating AlphaSense recruiters. These scams may involve fake job offers, requests for sensitive personal information, or demands for payment. Please note: • AlphaSense never asks candidates to pay for job applications, equipment, or training. • All official communications will come from an @alpha-sense.com email address. • If you’re unsure about a job posting or recruiter, verify it on our Careers page. • If you believe you’ve been targeted by a scam or have any doubts regarding the authenticity of any job listing purportedly from or on behalf of AlphaSense please contact us. Your security and trust matter to us.
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