AI Applied Engineer

Niva; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Substantial equity

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible working hours

Flexible time off

Job summary

Niva is seeking a Software Engineer in New York, NY, as a founding member to help shape their AI strategy and develop a multi-agent AI platform. You'll work closely with leadership to define the product roadmap, build frameworks for evaluating AI performance, and engage with customers to improve workflows. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with LLM applications and strong Python skills. In return, Niva offers competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building agent-based LLM applications.
• Knowledge of RAG techniques including chunking strategies and vector embeddings.
• Strong Python skills for reliable, scalable systems.
• Ability to translate user problems into AI solutions.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity in emerging technologies.
• Excitement for AI's potential to change the world.

Responsibilities

• Define AI strategy and influence product roadmap with leadership.
• Design and develop AI platforms for extracting business identity information.
• Build robust evaluation frameworks for agent performance.
• Engage with customers to gather feedback on AI workflows.
• Stay up to date with AI advancements.
• Help shape company culture in a collaborative environment.

Skills

Building agent-based LLM applications

Knowledge of RAG techniques

Strong Python skills

Customer centric thinking

Comfort with ambiguity

Excitement for AI innovations

Job description

We are looking for an software engineer to join our team in New York, NY. As a founding member of our team focused on AI, you'll have the opportunity to shape our AI strategy and be instrumental in building our core technology platform.

About Niva

At Niva, we’re building a universal identity layer that enables trust between businesses worldwide. We leverage cutting‑edge language models and machine learning to deliver instant, reliable, and borderless business verification. Leading fintechs, banks, and public companies already use Niva to verify businesses, prevent fraud, and meet Know Your Business (KYB) requirements in minutes.

Read more about how Niva’s platform reduced time spent to verify businesses by 98% with a customer here. We’re a fast‑moving team on a mission to make it effortless to trust businesses anywhere in the world and we’re looking for eager new teammates to help us accelerate our mission.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work closely with the CEO and CTO to define our AI strategy and influence the product roadmap
• Design and develop our multi‑agent AI platform that autonomously extracts, validates and reconciles business identity information from numerous sources across the globe
• Build robust evaluation frameworks to benchmark agent performance and ensure high‑quality AI outputs
• Engage directly with customers to understand their needs and gather feedback, to improve the ways in which AI can improve their workflows
• Continuously stay up to date with the latest in the AI ecosystem
• Help set the culture of the company, promoting a collaborative and fun environment. You'll be part of the founding team and integral for establishing not just what we work on, but "how" we work

You're Probably a Match If You Have

• Hands‑on experience building agent‑based LLM applications using open‑source or closed‑source models (GPT, Claude, etc.)
• Knowledge of RAG techniques and how to optimize them for domain‑specific knowledge, including chunking strategies, vector embeddings, and relevance scoring
• Strong Python skills with experience building reliable, scalable production systems
• Customer centric thinking – you're energized by translating user problems into AI solutions that deliver real‑world value
• Comfort with ambiguity – you can navigate the challenges of working with emerging technologies where best practices are still evolving
• Excitement for how AI is changing the world and being part of that change

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Substantial equity in the company
• Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Flexible working hours and flexible time off
• A chance to be a part of a pioneering company with a mission to revolutionize global trust and commerce