AI-First Finance Platform Architect Lead

Klaviyo; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Klaviyo is seeking a Senior Lead AI Finance Technology Engineer to be the first AI-focused engineer within our Finance Technology team. Lead architecture and standards to embed AI across our financial platforms.

You will partner with Accounting, Tax, Treasury, FP&A and IT to build scalable AI solutions, ensure security and governance, and drive an AI-first operating model for the finance stack.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of engineering or data engineering experience, with 2+ years building AI/ML or LLM-powered delivering tangible business outcomes.
• Experience integrating with enterprise Financial SaaS systems such as NetSuite, Zip, Zone Advanced Billing or equivalents.
• Strong ability to translate business problems into scalable AI solutions within a Finance context.

Responsibilities

• Reimagine core Finance workflows through an AI-first lens (accounting, procurement, revenue, close cycles).
• Design and build AI-powered copilots and workflows that automate Finance processes.
• Architect systems that integrate with NetSuite, Zip and other ERP/finance platforms.
• Define best practices for prompt engineering, evaluation, and governance of AI systems.

Skills

AI/ML experience

React

Python

SQL

APIs

LLM platforms (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini)

Designing AI workflows

Finance systems integration

Security & governance

Tools

NetSuite/Oracle

Zip

Zone Advanced Billing

Avalara/Vertex

Job description

Klaviyo is seeking a Senior Lead AI Finance Technology Engineer to be the first AI-focused engineer within our Finance Technology team. Lead architecture and standards to embed AI across our financial platforms.

You will partner with Accounting, Tax, Treasury, FP&A and IT to build scalable AI solutions, ensure security and governance, and drive an AI-first operating model for the finance stack.