Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (AI)

About AIA Labs

AIA Labs is an in-house venture at Bridgewater Associates that is focused on using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to generate returns in markets. Its goal is to develop capabilities that enhance Bridgewater’s existing strategies as well as to manage a dedicated AI strategy for clients. Bridgewater’s AIA Labs is combining a broad set of AI tools (de-optimized tabular data models, reasoning tools, and LLMs) using proprietary techniques developed in-house to build an AI-based Reasoning Engine capable of performing fundamental, systematic investment research.

About the Role

The Full Stack Engineer sits at the intersection of Investment, Data Science and AI and will partner directly with our investment and research professionals prototyping products to ultimately guide the future of AIA Lab’s products. This person will interact directly with, and fundamentally understand, users and their goals to then translate those needs into technical products. This Sr. Full Stack Engineer will work with both front end and backend technologies to rapidly design, build, iterate and prototype functional working products end to end.

You Will Drive the Following Responsibilities

• Design and develop prototype applications using modern technologies across the full stack.
• Collaborate with end users (Investors and Research Scientists) to deliver high impact prototypes to guide future production-ready products.
• Partner with other engineers within the Technology division of AIA Labs team to quickly get prototypes into production.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and techniques to drive continuous improvement for AIA’s engineering practices.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in a technically rigorous/elite environment with modern full stack technologies.
• Programming and framework experience with backend technologies such as Python and Node.js; front end technologies such as React, Typescript, Next.js, CSS, Tailwind or similar; and cloud platform experience with AWS in particular.
• Experience using generative AI in your craft (Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, v0, or similar.), to incorporate additional AI techniques in your D2D work.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to flexibly collaborate with key stakeholders ranging from investors, to scientists, to engineers.
• Interest in the intersection of Investment and AI. A background in FinTech highly preferred.

Location Requirements

The anticipated onsite requirement for this role is four days per week at our Manhattan New York City campus.

Compensation Band

The compensation range for this role is $500,000 to $750,000 inclusive of base salary, discretionary bonus, and long-term incentive. The expected base salary for this role is between 40-66% of the range.

Bridgewater Employee Benefits

One of our core priorities at Bridgewater is to enable our employees to build a great life and career, and we believe our benefits are an important extension of that philosophy. As such, currently Bridgewater offers a competitive suite of benefits including:

• Health insurance with 100% premium covered and access to additional concierge medical services
• 401(k) plan with generous employer match
• Paid time off, including fully paid parental leave and a competitive PTO package
• Workplace flexibility and access to back up childcare
• Financial assistance for family building support, including adoption and egg freezing
• Workplace wellness, including on-site gyms, free meals and healthy snacks, and meditation rooms
• An engaged and active community that includes many company events, affinity networks, and extracurricular interest groups

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Bridgewater reserves the right to change its current benefits program at any time, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations

About Bridgewater

Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors. Our investment process is driven by a tireless pursuit to understand how the world’s markets and economies work — using cutting edge technology to validate and execute on timeless and universal investment principles.

Founded in 1975, we are a community of independent thinkers who share a commitment for excellence. By fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusion, we strive to unlock the most complex questions in investment strategy, management, and corporate culture.

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Our Culture

Bridgewater’s unique success is the direct result of our unique way of being. We want an idea meritocracy in which meaningful work and meaningful relationships are pursued through radical truth and radical transparency. We require people to be extremely open, air disagreements, test each other’s logic, and view discovering mistakes and weaknesses as a good thing that leads to improvement and innovation. It is by continually striving together for the highest levels of truth and excellence that we create meaningful work and meaningful relationships. Within this culture, Diversity and Inclusion is a top priority because it is essential to finding the best talent in the world, enabling our idea meritocracy, and creating an environment where all types of people can thrive. We have a full-time team as well as affinity networks that work on these issues - If you would like to learn more, please let your Bridgewater recruiter know.

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This job description is not a contract and confers no contractual rights, privileges, or benefits on any applicant or potential applicant. Bridgewater has the right to change any and all terms of this job description, including, but not limited to, job responsibilities, qualifications and benefits. Nothing in this job description constitutes an offer or guarantee of employment. Please note that we provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Bridgewater Associates, LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer