Applied AI Decision Scientist, Production Systems

Mulligan Funding, LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

401k retirement plan with company matching

Generous paid time off

Company-paid life insurance

Professional development stipend

Job summary

A leading financial technology company in San Diego is seeking a Staff Applied AI Scientist focusing on Decision Systems. The role involves designing logic for AI decision-making in production environments, optimizing trade-offs in decision processes, and ensuring systems align with business goals. Candidates should have significant experience in AI product systems, a strong statistical background, and a relevant master's degree. This position offers a diverse benefits package, promoting a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in applied data science, 3 years on AI-enabled product systems.
• Demonstrated experience in designing production decision systems.
• Strong foundation in statistics and decision theory is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design structured AI reasoning frameworks translating credit policy into decision logic.
• Define decision hierarchies for underwriting and collections workflows.
• Analyze override behavior and update decision logic for system performance.

Skills

AI product systems design

Data science

Statistics

Decision theory

Model evaluation

Risk analysis

Education

Master’s degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics or related field

Job description

A leading financial technology company in San Diego is seeking a Staff Applied AI Scientist focusing on Decision Systems. The role involves designing logic for AI decision-making in production environments, optimizing trade-offs in decision processes, and ensuring systems align with business goals. Candidates should have significant experience in AI product systems, a strong statistical background, and a relevant master's degree. This position offers a diverse benefits package, promoting a supportive and inclusive work environment.