AI Engineer, Senior

Pathward, National Association; United States; On-site; USD 86,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Pathward, National Association in the United States is hiring for a hybrid AI/ML Engineer to research, develop, and implement AI solutions enabling machines to perceive, learn, and decide. The role focuses on preparing data for training, training models, and integrating AI into existing workflows.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and typically 5+ years of experience. A salary range of $86,000 to $145,000 is provided, with a performance incentive opportunity; benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in AI/ML or related fields.
• Experience designing and evaluating AI/ML solutions.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and develop AI/ML models to solve business challenges.
• Identify opportunities for applying AI across the organization to improve outcomes.
• Prepare and preprocess data for model training and establish data pipelines.
• Train, validate, and optimize models with appropriate metrics and techniques.
• Develop APIs or interfaces to deploy AI solutions in production.
• Monitor deployed models and iterate improvements to maintain effectiveness.
• Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and stakeholders to translate requirements.

Skills

Artificial intelligence

Machine learning

Data preprocessing

Cross‑functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

We are a hybrid, remote‑office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!

We have onsite locations in: Sioux Falls, SD; Scottsdale, AZ; Louisville, KY; Troy, MI; Franklin, TN; Easton, PA.

At Pathward, we take tremendous pride in our purpose to create financial inclusion for all. We are a financial empowerment company that works with innovators to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity for all. We strive to remove barriers that traditional institutions put in the way of financial access, and promote economic mobility by providing responsible, secure, high‑quality financial products.

We are a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger and well‑positioned for success. We celebrate, and embrace, our team members through our HUMBLE, HUNGRY, SMART approach, and we believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

About the Role

Responsible for researching, developing, and implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to enable machines to simulate human intelligence by perceiving, reasoning, learning, and making decisions. Identifies opportunities for leveraging AI technology and optimizes existing AI models or develops custom solutions for specific applications. Prepares data for AI model training and trains, validates, and optimizes models. Integrates AI technologies into existing workflows.

What You Will Do

• Research, design, and develop artificial intelligence and machine learning models to solve business challenges and enable machines to simulate human intelligence through perception, reasoning, learning, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities for leveraging AI technologies across the organization, assess existing workflows, and recommend AI‑driven solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy, and business outcomes.
• Collect, prepare, and preprocess data from various sources for model training, including data cleaning, feature engineering, exploratory analysis, and establishing data pipelines to support continuous improvement.
• Train, validate, and optimize AI models using appropriate algorithms, frameworks, and evaluation metrics to ensure robustness, performance, and accuracy while mitigating biases and ensuring ethical AI practices.
• Integrate AI solutions into existing systems, applications, and workflows by developing APIs, microservices, or interfaces that enable seamless deployment and scalability in production environments.
• Monitor and maintain deployed AI models through performance tracking, troubleshooting, and iterative improvements to ensure continued effectiveness and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including data scientists, software engineers, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions and communicate complex AI concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience
• Typically, 5+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.

Salary range: $86,000 – $145,000. The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this role. Individual pay within the range will be determined by multiple factors including experience, qualifications, skills, and location. This role is also eligible for an annual performance‑based incentive opportunity.

Pathward offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including health insurance, 401(k) retirement benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid time off, and more.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy, national origin, age (age 40 and over), disability, genetic information, marital status, hair texture or hairstyle, ancestry, service in the uniformed services, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.