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Brian McMahon

@bmcmahon

AI Engineer | Building Nous Ergon: An Autonomous Alpha Engine for Financial Markets

Seattle, USAJoined March 2026

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AI Engineer and former Senior Data Engineer at Block. I’m currently architecting Nous Ergon, an autonomous trading system designed to bridge the gap between emerging markets finance and modern AI. My work focuses on building scalable, closed-loop systems that transform raw financial data into executable intelligence. When I’m not in the IDE, you can find me climbing peaks or helping Search and Rescue find and assist people in the backcountry.

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Nous Ergon: Building an Autonomous Alpha Engine with AI

1d ago · 11 min read · The Thesis Can AI generate sustained market alpha — not through a single model making predictions, but through a system of specialized components, each contributing what it does best? That's the question behind Nous Ergon: Alpha Engine (νοῦς ἔργον — ...

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