Fintech AI implementer demand splits cleanly: payments + risk (Stripe, Ramp, Mercury, Brex, Plaid, Modern Treasury) hiring Applied AI / FDE roles for fraud + underwriting, vs. capital markets (Bridgewater, Citadel Securities, Jane Street, Two Sigma) hiring Research-engineer-shaped roles that are AI implementers in everything but title. Comp at the capital-markets tier is the platform's highest — Two Sigma + Citadel are pulling $400-$650K TC for "AI researcher" roles that are functionally indistinguishable from FDE work at Anthropic. Below that tier, Ramp + Mercury + Brex are running quietly aggressive hiring with TC in the $235-$340K band.
Editorial commentary reflects the broader market — the strip above reflects only roles ingested through our ingest pipeline (subset).