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# Staff Software Engineer, AI

- **Company:** BlackLine
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $210,000.0 - $263,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** A/B Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Systems Architecture, Network Routers, Load Balancing, Model Validation, Caching, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Data Pipelines, Automation Anywhere
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87785607/1

## About the Role

* Years of Experience in Related Field:
 * 4+ years of experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer or a similar role developing, shipping, and testing of software within a well-established enterprise, bonus points if at a fast growth enterprise
 * Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
 * Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
 * Demonstrated experience working with production LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.) including handling rate limits, cost optimization, and performance monitoring in live systems (not just vibe coding)
 * Clear experience utilizing frameworks like RAG in production applications to further enhance the foundational models for proprietary applications and datasets
 * Experience with AI system testing methodologies including model evaluation, A/B testing of AI features, and monitoring model performance in production
 * Experience with data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes (given our data-intensive AI workflows)

We're Even More Excited If You Have:

 * Prior working experience with appliances such as firewalls, routers and load balancers.

## Description

As anAIStaffEngineeryou'll play a crucial role in developing and refining our product'sAI. You'll report directly to our VP ofEngineering and work closely with ourengineering and product teams to enhance ourAIcapabilities and drive innovation in our fin-techAIplatform., * Utilize the best-in-class models available on the market to deliver meaningful solutions for our clients, bringing them from the idea stage all the way to production

 * Collaborate with the team to integrate AI solutions into our existing production processes
 * Design and implement scalable AI system architecture handling including model orchestration, caching strategies, and fallback mechanisms
 * Evaluate and implement new AI technologies and methodologies to keep WiseLayer and BlackLine at the cutting edge


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