Technical Lead Wealth Management Platform (Start-Up)

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a Wealth Tech startup headquartered in Hong Kong to identify this pivotal early hire. The company is led by a highly experienced co-founder with strong industry credentials and backed by reputable investors. Their vision is to create Asia's leading AI-powered wealth management platform — one that truly enhances advisor capabilities and delivers personalised, intelligent outcomes for high-net-worth clients. This is a rare chance to join a high-potential startup at the ground level, with significant ownership and long-term upside.

The Role

Reporting directly to the founders, you will serve as the key technical architect and leader for the core AI product. This is a hands-on builder role combined with team leadership responsibilities. You will shape the technical foundation while scaling an engineering function in Shenzhen.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on development of production-grade AI/ML components (e.g., portfolio optimisation, risk analytics, NLP-driven advisory tools, behavioural insights)
• Translate sophisticated wealth management needs into robust, scalable technical architectures
• Build and maintain core systems across data pipelines, model training/serving, and integrations
• Recruit, mentor, and lead a small but elite engineering team in Shenzhen (starting with 2-4 engineers)
• Collaborate closely with Hong Kong-based product, business, and compliance teams
• Travel regularly to Shenzhen for sprint planning, code reviews, and team alignment

Requirements

Essential

• Strong practical knowledge of wealth management (portfolio construction, asset allocation, risk frameworks, private banking processes, regulatory context)
• Recent, demonstrable hands-on coding expertise
• Proven track record shipping real production AI/ML systems (beyond research or prototypes)
• Native or fully fluent Mandarin (spoken and written) for daily collaboration with the Shenzhen team
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to Mainland China and work across HK–SZ dynamics
• Genuine enthusiasm for the startup environment and long-term equity-driven success

Advantageous

• Prior experience in fintech, wealth-tech, or related domains
• History of building and scaling small engineering teams
• Familiarity with the Greater Bay Area tech and talent landscape

What the Company Offers

• Competitive base salary
• Substantial equity allocation — this role offers genuine potential for life-changing wealth creation
• Comprehensive medical coverage
• Direct input into product strategy and company decisions from day one
• Opportunity to help define and lead the future of AI in Asian wealth management

This is a high-impact, high-reward position for a rare profile: a technical leader who deeply understands wealth management, codes at a senior level, speaks fluent Mandarin, and is ready to commit to building something exceptional in a well-backed startup. If this aligns with your expertise and ambitions, we would love to hear from you.