Senior Conversational AI Engineer

Company DescriptionFarther is a rapidly growing RIA that combines expert advisors with cutting-edge technology - delivering a comprehensive, tailored wealth management experience.Farther’s founders are leaders and innovators from the private wealth industry who possess a unique blend of traditional wealth management, fintech, and technology production expertise. We’re backed by top-tier venture capital firms, fintech investors, and industry leaders.Joining Farther means joining a collaborative team of entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping their clients and our teammates achieve more. If you’re the type who breaks through walls to get things done the right way, we want to build the future of wealth management with you.The Role You'll architect the conversational AI systems, transforming how clients and advisors interact with our platform. We're moving from traditional web interfaces to intelligent, agentic experiences – think LinkedIn's AI service agent model where chatbots handle real financial transactions end-to-end. We want builders who ship production AI, not researchers. You'll have real autonomy, make architectural decisions, and own outcomes. We operate differently – you're measured by results, not process.Your Impact Own conversational AI features end-to-end, from requirements through production deploymentArchitect chatbot systems using LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflowsBuild with professional engineering standards – testing, observability, reliability, redundancyDevelop guardrails and authorization boundaries for AI agents handling sensitive financial dataJump into difficult problems with tenacity – production issues, complex prompt engineering, unfamiliar model behaviorsCollaborate directly with product, data engineering, and business stakeholdersThe Ideal Match 5+ years software engineering experience with backend focusExperience building conversational AI or chatbot applications in productionStrong Python and SQL skills – this is fundamentally a Python engineering roleHands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG patterns, and agent frameworksProfessional delivery experience at Fortune 500 or equivalent enterprise environmentSelf-directed and autonomous – you thrive with ownership and prefer results over rigid processProduct-focused mindset – AI exists to solve business problems!Bonus Points Financial services or trading systems backgroundMLOps and production ML deployment experienceLLM evaluation frameworks and human-in-the-loop systemsMulti-step agent workflows and streaming interfacesWhy Join UsLearn & grow through book clubs, seminars, and peer learning sessionsCompetitive comp package that rewards impactWork alongside some of the brightest minds in fintechGround-floor opportunity at a fast-scaling startupChart your own growth path as we expandFull health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA optionsUnlimited PTOAn amazing collaborative atmosphere between product, design, and engineering to solve hard problems togetherð Ready to disrupt wealth management? Let's talk!