About the Opportunity
Aster Recruiting is exclusively 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, wealthtech, 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.