Senior AI Software Engineer - NYC AI Data Science Labs - Investment Management

Job Description

Job DescriptionSenior AI Software EngineerNYC AI Data Science Labs – Investment Management

J Harlan Group is currently conducting a search for a Senior Software Engineer at a prominent Investment Manager in their NYC AI Data Science Labs.

This opportunity is available in both their New York City offices and at their brand-new AI Data Science squad in their new Baltimore location. Both locations offer the opportunity to collaborate with top talent, drive innovation, and make a real impact on asset management

As a Senior Software Engineer on T. Rowe Price Labs' AI Engineering team, you will design, build, and scale modern, production-grade applications and services that help accelerate innovation across the enterprise. Working in a Build-Operate-Transfer model, you will help incubate new products, harden them for production, and partner closely with business-aligned technology teams to enable broader adoption at scale.

This is a hands‑on – end‑to‑end engineering opportunity with direct responsibility to Design, Develop, and Deploy autonomous AI systems as part of the firm's AI Data Science Labs' AI Engineering team. Collaborate in cross-functional squads, contribute to the Build-Operate-Transfer process, and help scale responsible AI solutions across the enterprise.

What makes the role unique is that some of these systems incorporate AI-powered components, such as retrieval, agent-driven workflows, and automation. The position does not involve AI research or model training. Instead, it focuses on practically integrating modern AI tools into enterprise-grade software systems in a responsible, scalable way.

The AI Data Science Labs is focused on building the firm's next‑generation data and AI platforms, aiming to seamlessly deliver on‑demand ML‑powered insights across their firm.

Responsibilities

Core Software Engineering

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support modern software applications and services within cloud-native architectures.
• Partner with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to translate complex needs into scalable technical solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Contribute to the incubation of new products by rapidly validating ideas, building robust implementations, and preparing successful solutions for production adoption.
• Help execute the Build-Operate-Transfer model by collaborating with business-aligned technology teams to transition proven capabilities for long-term ownership and scale.
• Contribute to reusable shared capabilities and engineering components that improve speed, quality, and consistency across teams.
• Champion engineering excellence through strong software design, automated testing, code quality, continuous integration, and continuous delivery practices.
• Build systems with measurable quality, production readiness, operational observability, and appropriate safety and control mechanisms.
• Manage technical debt and drive continuous improvement across platforms, services, and developer workflows.
• Identify opportunities to apply emerging technologies in ways that accelerate workflows, unlock business value, and improve operational efficiency.

Applied AI Integration

• Integrate AI-powered components—including LLM-based services, retrieval layers, and agent-driven workflows—into production systems.
• Contribute to projects involving agent orchestration, prompt-driven automation, and real-time, data-driven workflows.
• Apply AI tools pragmatically to improve automation, insights, and operational efficiency while maintaining safety, reliability, and compliance.

Business & Collaboration

• Partner closely with business stakeholders to understand needs and translate requirements into effective technology solutions.
• Make technology decisions that balance current needs with long-term business objectives and fiscal responsibility.
• Collaborate across engineering, data science, and product teams in an enterprise environment.

The ideal candidate would have a background:

Required

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, primarily in an object-oriented language (Java, Python, or JavaScript preferred).
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, containerized microservices, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience building or contributing to production or near-production applications, platforms, or intelligent workflows in complex enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with modern engineering patterns such as API integration, event-driven services, observability, monitoring, and scalable system design.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and software design skills.
• Commitment to engineering quality through automated testing, code reviews, observability, and continuous delivery.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across engineering and business teams to shape effective solutions.
• A product mindset, learning agility, and comfort operating in a fast-evolving technology landscape.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to quality through automated testing, continuous delivery, and code reviews.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn and apply new technologies, including modern AI frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Commitment to quality via automated testing, code reviews, and continuous delivery.
• Results-driven with a passion for learning and staying current with emerging technologies.

Preferred

• Experience contributing to reusable platform components or shared engineering capabilities.
• Exposure to AI-enabled systems, intelligent workflows, or emerging automation technologies.
• Experience with React and/or Angular.
• Understanding of financial markets, asset management, or financial instruments.

An individual who loves solving deep and complex technical and business problems and wants to have an outsized impact with the services/ products they deliver. An individual with a passion for technology engineering high level of intellectual curiosity, a commitment to excellence and an unparalleled drive to deliver world-class services.

If you or anyone in your network would be interested in this opportunity, please send resume to Jerry Goldberg at jgoldberg@jharlan.com or directly contact us at (212) 792-0099

About the Client:

The firm is a publicly owned global asset management firm with $1.8 trillion dollars of AUM. The firm offers funds, advisory services, account management, and retirement plans and services for individuals, institutions, and financial intermediaries.

The talent and dedication of their people is critical to their success. They offer an opportunity for developing one's professional career while working with individuals trained in a variety of disciplines in a collegial and dynamic environment. They offer a broad range of competitive benefits on a global basis.

They seek candidates who are high-energy self-starters who want to join an investment management firm on the leading edge of the global markets. The management team needs individuals of the highest professional caliber who are leaders, problem solvers, analytic, detail-oriented, and entrepreneurial. Everyone at the firm works side-by-side with the firm's senior management in a highly collaborative and charged environment.

Successful candidates are:

• Analytic and relentless in pursuit of the right answer
• Strong communicators who excel at rapid synthesis
• Able to demonstrate sound business judgment
• Able to digest complexity while maintaining an understanding of the big picture of business needs
• Team players who are energized by a collaborative enterprise

The firm's employees maintain the highest professional and ethical standards. The firm has earned a reputation for honesty, fair dealing, and transparency in a competitive industry. They believe that these standards are the foundation for superior investment performance and are critical to delivering performance to clients

SALARY RANGE: The salary range is $151,000 - $220,000 plus employees may also be eligible for annual discretionary incentive compensation. Actual compensation within that range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable laws.

Work Flexibility: This role is eligible for remote work up to three days a week.

Benefits: The firm invests in their people through a wide range of programs and benefits, including:

• Competitive pay and bonuses as well as a generous retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan with matching contributions
• Flexible and remote work opportunities
• Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefit