AI Engineer

About Us: Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser. Overview: DV Trading is building a centralized AI function to deliver production agent applications for teams across the firm. The AI Engineer ships agent-powered tools that business users rely on daily, building on team standards for security, deployment, and observability. Job Responsibilities: - Build and deploy production agent applications for business stakeholders - Integrate agents with internal databases, APIs, and operational data sources - Develop starter templates that teams can inherit for consistent, safe AI builds - Partner with teams across the firm to identify and prioritize new agent use cases - Work within established agent and MCP standards; contribute improvements from production learnings Requirements: - 3+ years software engineering; strong Python - Experience building and shipping production agent systems (not demos or prototypes) - Experience building and shipping web applications or backend services in production - Hands-on experience with LLM-powered applications or agent tool-calling - Comfort integrating with databases and internal APIs - Ability to work directly with business stakeholders to refine requirements and iterate - Kubernetes, CI/CD, or observability experience a plus Preferred: - Financial services or trading operations environment - Experience with MCP or similar tool-access patterns - Full-stack capability (API + UI) for internal tools Benefits: Discretionary bonus eligibility Medical, dental, and vision insurance HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care Options Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D insurance Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance Flexible Vacation policy Retirement plan with employer match DV is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms. Only search firms with valid, written agreements with DV should submit resumes in response to DV’s posted positions. All resumes submitted by search firms to DV via e-mail, the Internet, personal delivery, facsimile, or any other method without a valid written agreement shall be deemed the sole property of DV, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by DV. DV is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The range below reflects the expected base salary for this position. It represents a good-faith estimate of the base pay we anticipate offering, with actual compensation determined by your experience, education, skills, and performance throughout the interview process. This role is also eligible for a discretionary bonus (at DV Trading's discretion) and DV Trading's benefits package, including the benefits listed above. Base Salary Range $150,000—$250,000 USD