AI Product & Research Engineer
$125k - $175k USD
Who We Are:
Galaxy is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. We believe that blockchain and digital asset innovation will transform how value moves through the world – and we’re building the products and services to make that future a reality.
Our institutional digital assets platform spans trading, investment banking, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. We also invest in and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and high-performance computing, addressing the growing demand for scalable energy and compute in the U.S.
We work at the intersection of finance and technology, helping institutions, startups, and developers navigate a digitally native economy. Led by CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz, our team blends deep crypto expertise with institutional experience and a shared commitment to shaping the future of Web3 and AI.
Galaxy is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
To learn more about our businesses and products, visit www.galaxy.com.
What We Value:
We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.
- Seek Excellence.
- Be Selective To Be Effective.
- Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
- Disagree Transparently.
- Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
- Build Dream Teams.
About the Role
We are seeking a AI Product & Research Engineer to help design, prototype, and scale enterprise-grade AI products. This role combines deep technical AI expertise with strong product intuition and hands-on experience leveraging modern AI development tools and coding agents.
You will work closely with leadership, engineering, and research teams to translate ambitious AI concepts into deployable, secure, and scalable production systems.
What You Will Do
· Translate business and research objectives into scalable AI product architectures.
· Rapidly prototype AI-driven applications using modern AI coding agents and developer copilots.
· Design and implement enterprise-grade AI systems across model development, evaluation, and deployment.
· Lead applied research efforts across LLMs, agentic systems, retrieval architectures, and applied ML.
· Establish evaluation frameworks to measure model quality, safety, robustness, and business impact.
· Architect production-ready AI applications with strong observability, monitoring, and iteration loops.
· Advise on AI tooling, vendor selection, infrastructure alignment, and technical roadmap decisions.
· Mentor internal engineers on modern AI development workflows and best practices.
What We’re Looking For
· 5 - 8+ years of experience across AI/ML engineering, applied research, or AI product development.
· Demonstrated experience building and shipping enterprise-grade AI products.
· Deep familiarity with modern AI stacks (LLMs, RAG systems, fine-tuning, embeddings, orchestration frameworks).
· Hands-on experience using AI coding agents and AI-assisted development tools in production workflows.
· Strong product instincts: ability to balance technical feasibility, business value, and user experience.
· Proficiency in Python and modern AI frameworks.
Nice to Have
· Experience deploying AI systems in regulated or security-sensitive environments.
· Familiarity with distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
· Background working at leading AI labs, big tech, or high-performance startups.
· Experience designing internal AI platforms used by multiple teams
The base salary ranges included below will be commensurate with candidate experience, expertise and local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise. At Galaxy, we maintain a total compensation philosophy which consists of a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity incentives.
Base Salary Range
$125,000—$175,000 USD
Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact careers@galaxy.com.