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We’re backed by top-tier venture capital firms, fintech investors, and industry leaders.\nJoining Farther means joining a collaborative team of entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping their clients and our teammates achieve more. If you’re the type who breaks through walls to get things done the right way, we want to build the future of wealth management with you.\nThe Role\nAs an AI-Native Data Platform Engineer at Farther, you will design and own the canonical data foundations powering our financial AI systems. This role sits at the core of our platform - building the ontology, data contracts, and reconciliation frameworks that enable intelligent agents to operate safely and autonomously.\nAI systems only perform as well as the structure beneath them. 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