Senior AI Engineer

Vestwell; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestwell, a growth stage fintech startup, is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to enhance its AI solutions. The position involves developing and maintaining AI services, collaborating across teams, and requires a proactive approach in machine learning application. Join a dynamic environment focused on innovative tech advancements for financial solutions.

Benefits

Competitive health coverage

Generous vacation offering

Great 401(k) plan

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in ML/AI software development.
• Experience delivering Python applications to production.
• Strong knowledge of AI algorithms and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain AI services for production-level code.
• Prototype and iterate solutions in Python with machine learning principles.
• Analyze data to extract insights and measure AI solutions' impact.

Skills

Machine Learning

Python

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Scikit-learn

PyTorch

Docker

AWS

Job description

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Vestwell is the financial technology company powering the new savings economy. The New York City-based fintech platform redefines how people save for the critical aspects of life across retirement, education, and healthcare savings needs. Today, Vestwell enables over 350,000 businesses and nearly 1.5 Million active savers, with over $30 billion in assets saved across all 50 United States.

Vestwell offers a range of products, including workplace-delivered retirement plans, employer-offered student loan repayment benefits, and various savings accounts for education, emergencies, and individuals with disabilities.

Vestwell's platform serves a diverse clientele, including financial advisers, employers, third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, government agencies, and individual savers. To learn more, visit vestwell.com

Who are we looking for?

The Engineering team is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our AI Solutions team. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in developing robust AI-driven applications, contributing to both our product offerings and internal process enhancements. This role demands a blend of technical prowess, innovative thinking, and a commitment to quality.

You’re a great fit for our team if you can balance detail-oriented tasks with long term strategy and scale initiatives. Most of all, you must be passionate about what you create and about the impact it can have.

What will You Be Doing?

• Design, develop, and maintain AI services, focusing on high-quality, scalable, and reliable production-level code.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to integrate AI features into products and internal tools.
• Prototype and iterate on solutions rapidly in Python, with a strong grasp of machine learning principles.
• Leverage APIs from leading LLM providers to implement RAG and agentic workflows across the enterprise
• Utilize machine learning frameworks such as scikit-learn and PyTorch to implement and optimize algorithms.
• Create front-end prototypes and tools using JavaScript to showcase and interact with AI functionalities.
• Analyze data to extract insights, inform decision-making, and measure the impact of AI solutions.
  
  

Requirements

The Necessities

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in ML/AI software development, with a proven track record of delivering production-level code.
• Experience delivering Python applications to production.
• Familiarity with basic machine learning concepts and experience in applying them using frameworks like Scikit-learn and PyTorch.
• Experience with ETL and data and model pipelines
• Experience with Docker, AWS, and other cloud services for deploying and scaling applications.
• Knowledge of testing frameworks and commitment to developing reliable, well-tested code.
• Experience with RDBMS (Postgres preferred)
• Strong knowledge of AI algorithms, techniques, and technologies.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in an Agile environment working with tools such as GitHub, Jira, and Jenkins.
  
  

The Extras

• Fintech experience
• Startup experience
  
  

The expected salary range for this position is $150K-175K for New York.

Our Benefits

We’re a growth stage startup with lots of exciting milestones ahead. We value health and wellness at Vestwell and in addition to a dedicated Employee Wellbeing Committee, we offer competitive health coverage and generous vacation offering. We have adopted a hybrid office policy, but all employees are welcome at our bright, comfortable office with many workspace options in midtown Manhattan so everyone has a setting that is the most productive for them. We provide our team with all the equipment they need (plus a few perks!) to work effectively remotely. Oh, and naturally we have a great 401(k) plan!

OUR PROCESS

It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 - 2 conversations about Vestwell, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but the usual next steps are a skill or experience screen (e.g. a coding interview for an Engineer, a portfolio review for a Designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in-person interview panel after that if the screens go well. Before making an offer, our interview process concludes with a references check stage for your recruiter to meet with a current or former supervisor and peer. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.

For your awareness you will only receive correspondence from [e-mail] any other domain not ending in Vestwell.com is not our Recruitment team.

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Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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