AI/Agent Engineer at Vega

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Job Title AI/Agent Engineer Salary Not Disclosed Company Description Vega is a $28M London-based fintech building AltOS, an AI-powered client and distribution operating system for the $20T alternative asset management industry. Job Description As Vega's first dedicated AI hire, you will design and ship foundational features across document intelligence, agent orchestration, and workflow automation. Working directly with leadership, you'll move prototypes to production for a high-growth sector. This role offers high autonomy to define the company’s AI practice while building on a modern Java and AWS stack. Location London, UK Why this role is remarkable * Join as the first dedicated AI hire, gaining foundational ownership over how AI and agentic workflows are integrated across the entire AltOS platform. * Backed by $28M from industry giants like Apollo and Motive Ventures, you'll disrupt an industry managing $20T in assets that is desperate for technological transformation. * Work alongside a high-pedigree founding team from KKR, Blackstone, and Goldman Sachs, combining deep domain expertise with top engineering talent from Revolut. What You Will Do * Design and build production-ready AI features including multi-agent orchestration, RAG pipelines with AWS Bedrock, and sophisticated document intelligence tools. * Collaborate directly with product and senior leadership to rapidly prototype new concepts and iterate them into core platform features. * Define the technical standards for AI engineering at Vega, taking full responsibility for the architecture, scoping, and shipping of agentic systems. The ideal candidate * Proven track record of shipping LLM-powered tools or agent pipelines, demonstrating a first-principles approach to solving complex engineering problems. * Deep technical proficiency with AI/LLM technologies such as AWS Bedrock, Anthropic SDK, and building RAG systems within production environments. * Strong background in backend development (Java 21/Spring Boot) or full-stack engineering, with a restless drive to build and iterate quickly in an early-stage startup. Who are Jack \& Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. How does this work? * Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you. * Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network. * If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.