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Senior AI/ML Engineer

AffiniPay

AffiniPay

Software Engineering, Data Science
United States · Remote
Posted on Jan 27, 2024

Hi, We’re AffiniPay!

AffiniPay is a leading fintech company, based out of Austin, Texas. As the market leader in professional services payments and project management software, AffiniPay’s tech products serve legal, accounting, architectural, engineering and construction firms. AffiniPay has been recognized as one of Inc. 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 11 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

AffiniPay is looking for an AI Tech Lead to help us harness Artificial Intelligence in order to improve the lives of our customers. You will help build new and delightful product features, develop powerful new capabilities for our users, and optimize our robust computing platform. As an AI Engineer you will work with a team of engineers and product managers to design, implement, and maintain machine learning models and artificial intelligence services. In this role you will also work closely with the Data team to determine how we can leverage the vast amount of data we have to better our tools, models and provide even more complex functionality into our product roadmap.

Why join AffiniPay’s AI team:

You want to build something of lasting value, be on the cutting edge of AI, deliver products that will provide value to our customers, and be part of a team working to help people across AffiniPay make smarter decisions and understand how to serve our customers better.

Your day-to-day:

  • Convert business problems into technical solutions in collaboration with product/business stakeholders
  • Work with product and leaders to identify new opportunities for AI solutions and help define product roadmap
  • Collaborate with product and engineering to ensure they have the right AI services and models to deliver prototypes and production ready services
  • Identify gaps in data and work with data, product, & engineering to fill gaps in data tracking
  • Build and experiment with modeling and scoring algorithms as well as better providing necessary data and tools to our models
  • Write Python code to gather and manipulate data, interact with langage models, and evaluate results.
  • Create and curate large datasets, both from publicly-available sources and from Affinipay data stores
  • Team up with our cloud operations team to deploy LLM-based applications to production, evaluating and improving their performance over time

What we are looking for:

  • Someone who has built, maintained and deployed product ready AI services
  • 5+ years of experience developing full stack software
  • Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks such as LangChain or LlamaIndex
  • Experienced in building data infrastructure that is both scalable and extensible
  • Experience working with AWS technologies in a cloud environment
  • Experience building and deploying models into a broader ecosystem of technologies and services
  • An engineer at heart
  • Expert knowledge of AI frameworks, testing and workflows

Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field (computer science, engineering, etc)
  • Experience working with and fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Knowledge of building end to end ML systems and deploying them to operate at scale a plus
  • Experience integrating models into streaming data flows
  • Experience with Natural Language Processing
  • Exposure with topics in Fintech and or the legal industry a plus

About AffiniPay

At AffiniPay, we’re continuously taking on exciting and interesting problems to define the direction of the financial technology industry and transform the way professionals get paid! Our aim to become leaders in FinTech has fostered our fast-paced, growth-focused culture. We’ve assembled teams of highly collaborative problem solvers who are passionate about both personal and company growth. We are eager to build, work together, and go above and beyond to be industry leaders. We also know that our people are our greatest asset and responsible for our ultimate success. As such, we invest in our team members’ growth and development, recognize accomplishments, and celebrate successes together. We’re building a winning team, and we need more creative, collaborative, and fun-loving people to help us get the job done!

Affini-Perks! We've got you covered...

Competitive compensation structure

Performance and loyalty-based bonuses

100% paid medical, dental, and vision benefit plans

Open Paid Time Off (PTO) plan

401K with automatic 5% company contribution

100% Company-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Flexible work environments: Home, Office, Hybrid

Charity matching contributions

Mental health counseling and nutrition education

Fun offsite quarterly meetings

AffiniPay Swag Package

Company lunches and fully stocked kitchen

All the benefits of a startup culture without the downsides

The chance to be a vital team member of one of Austin's fastest-growing

Our Story

Founded in 2005, AffiniPay’s mission is to build technology products that helps professionals focus on the work they love. As the leader in the professional payments industry, AffiniPay’s products serve legal, accounting, architectural, engineering and construction firms. Our portfolio of software solutions include MyCase (Legal Practice Management Software), CASEpeer (Practice Management for Personal Injury Firms), Docketwise (Immigration & Case Management Software), (Soluno (Legal Accounting), and Woodpecker (Legal Document Automation). Our portfolio of payment solutions include LawPay (Legal), AffiniPay for Associations (Associations), CPACharge (Accounting Professionals), and ClientPay (Architect, Engineer, and Construction). AffiniPay’s products serve over one hundred thousand users, and we are noted as one of the fastest growing tech companies in Austin, Texas. We are constantly looking for talent to join our team to continue playing a key part in unlocking our potential.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at AffiniPay

At AffiniPay, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach.

Benefits that Benefit You!

As a people first culture, we believe it is important that our teammates are happy, healthy, and productive. In order to best support that, AffiniPay provides award-winning benefits that can make a difference in your life - right now and for the future.

  • All employees receive fully covered medical, dental and vision coverage - Choose from our 2 available health plans based on what fits you and/or your family!
  • Have some fur babies? - We offer them insurance too!
  • RELAX and enjoy your time away with our flexible paid time off policy!
  • We will help you plan for your future - 401K, or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match
  • Competitive compensation packages that include mid-year and end-of-year bonuses and equity options for all full-time employees
  • Health Wellness Program that includes nutrition consultations, mental health apps, and access to discounted memberships
  • Have plans to grow your family? - Parental resources, including 16 weeks of paid time off for primary and secondary caregivers
  • Professional development opportunities including mentorships, leadership programs and our AffiniPayU courses
  • We believe it is important to give back with our Matching Gift Program and organized activities focused on donations, volunteerism and supporting the local communities throughout the country
  • D&I initiatives provide educational opportunities regarding multicultural issues, tolerance, and celebrating diversity among our entire staff
  • An incredible, in-office experience at our headquarters in Austin and San Diego including free lunch delivery, a fully stocked kitchen, and some “sweet” surprises for those afternoon pick-me-ups
  • Work Hard/Play Hard - We have an Experience Team focused on team and company events and activities throughout the year including summer photo contests, pumpkin patches, Thanksgiving potlucks, holiday celebrations, and more!