AI Product Lead US

Aspire

$150K — $230K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 6-10 years in software engineering or technical product development
  • Experience building applications with backend languages like Golang, Python, Java, or PHP
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs and AI application development
  • Understanding of software architecture and distributed systems
  • Strong product mindset and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Own product and technical challenges from concept to production
  • Design and build AI-native fintech products
  • Rapidly prototype using modern AI development tools
  • Work closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities
  • Construct automated operational workflows and internal tools
  • Contribute to product direction and architecture decisions
  • Continuously improve systems through experimentation and feedback

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-impact AI and fintech challenges
  • Collaborative team environment that values ownership
  • Chance to influence product direction and core infrastructure
  • Engagement in defining operational systems on a global scale
  • Focus on technical excellence and practical innovation
Full Job Description
About the role

We're entering a new phase of rapid global growth and building the next generation of fintech infrastructure powered by AI. As part of this journey, we're looking for highly technical, product-minded builders who thrive in fast-moving environments and enjoy owning products end-to-end - from concept to production.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and AI innovation. You'll help design and scale critical fintech capabilities including money movement systems, global financial integrations, ledger infrastructure, and AI-native operational workflows.

We're looking for someone who combines strong software engineering fundamentals with sharp product intuition - someone who can identify opportunities, prototype quickly, and ship impactful solutions with minimal oversight.

If you're excited about building AI-native fintech products alongside a global and highly collaborative team, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

  • Own product and technical problems end-to-end: from idea 12 prototype 12 production
  • Design and build AI-native products leveraging LLMs, agents, and automation workflows
  • Rapidly prototype and iterate using modern AI development tools (Cursor, GPT, Claude, etc.)
  • Partner directly with stakeholders across product, operations, and engineering to identify high-impact opportunities
  • Build agentic workflows, copilots, internal tools, and AI-powered operational systems
  • Shape product direction while actively contributing to implementation and architecture decisions
  • Improve systems continuously through experimentation, feedback loops, and data-driven iteration
  • Contribute to scalable backend systems and fintech infrastructure supporting global operations


What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
  • 6-10 years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, or technical product development
  • Strong experience building production-grade applications using at least one backend language such as Golang, Python, Java, or PHP
  • Hands-on experience working with:
  • LLMs and AI application development
  • RAG architectures
  • AI agents and automation systems
  • APIs and distributed systems
  • Strong product mindset with the ability to independently identify problems and define solutions
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and 0123 startup environments
  • Proven ability to move quickly, ship fast, and iterate based on feedback
  • Demonstrated experience building and deploying real-world AI use cases beyond experimentation or prototypes
  • Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and scalable backend design
  • Commitment to engineering excellence, code quality, testing, and maintainability
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams


Nice to Have

  • Experience building internal AI tools, copilots, or workflow automation systems that delivered measurable business impact
  • Experience with:
  • Prompt engineering and evaluation frameworks
  • Vector databases and embeddings
  • Workflow orchestration frameworks (LangChain, Temporal, etc.)
  • Prior experience in fintech, payments, banking infrastructure, or financial systems
  • Public GitHub projects, shipped AI products, or demonstrated technical portfolio


What Success Looks Like

  • Ships production-ready AI features in days, not weeks
  • Uses AI automation to significantly reduce manual workflows
  • Acts as a force multiplier across engineering and business teams
  • Identifies and solves product gaps proactively without waiting for detailed specifications
  • Delivers scalable systems that support rapid global growth


Why Join Us?

You'll work on high-impact challenges at the intersection of AI and fintech while helping define how a global company builds and operates with AI. This is an opportunity to shape core infrastructure, influence product direction, and build systems that operate at meaningful scale.

You'll join a fast-moving, highly collaborative team that values ownership, speed, technical excellence, and practical innovation.

For candidates based in the US, the base salary range for this role is $150,000-$230,000, plus bonus, equity and benefits. We believe in paying competitively for high-impact talent, especially people who thrive in fast-moving, high-ownership environments. Final compensation will depend on experience, location, and the scope of the role, and we're happy to discuss details throughout the process.

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