Forward Deployed AI Engineer

• Join a fast-growing, AI-driven company focused on improving access to financial products, risk decisioning, and customer operations through machine learning and real-time data systems
• Serve as a Forward Deployed AI Engineer, owning the end-to-end delivery of AI-powered solutions within enterprise customer environments
• Work directly with financial institutions, platforms, and operations teams to deploy, customize, and scale AI systems in production
• Operate at the intersection of backend engineering, data, and customer-facing problem solving, translating complex business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Play a critical role in ensuring AI products deliver measurable outcomes such as improved underwriting accuracy, fraud detection, and operational efficiency, * Design, build, and deploy AI-driven applications and workflows tailored to customer-specific financial use cases
• Integrate internal platforms with external systems including core banking systems, payment processors, and third-party APIs
• Own the full lifecycle of deployments-from problem scoping and prototyping to production rollout and optimization
• Collaborate directly with client stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions aligned with business and regulatory constraints
• Ensure production systems meet strict SLAs for reliability, latency, and data accuracy
• Implement monitoring, logging, and analytics to support data-driven iteration and continuous improvement
• Partner with product and engineering teams to influence roadmap based on real-world customer feedback and edge cases
• Navigate complex data environments, including structured and unstructured financial datasets, to drive meaningful insights

• 2-6 years of experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, or technical consulting roles
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or similar backend languages
• Experience working with APIs, distributed systems, and cloud platforms
• Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL processes, and real-time data processing
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous, client-facing environments
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business impact

What Sets You Apart

• Proven ability to own problems end-to-end, from initial discovery through deployment and iteration
• Comfortable working directly with customers and influencing both technical and business decisions
• Strong bias toward execution, speed, and measurable outcomes
• Ability to navigate complex integrations and imperfect data environments
• Interest in building systems that directly impact financial access, risk, and decision-making at scale

This role is critical in bridging the gap between AI capabilities and real-world financial applications. You will be directly responsible for ensuring that advanced AI systems are not only technically sound, but also deliver tangible value in high-stakes, real-world financial environments.