Principal AI Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Develop and optimize generative AI technologies to streamline, automate, and optimize Figure
• Train, fine tune, and deploy LLM solutions trained on our expansive proprietary data.
• Develop custom models and algorithms to apply to large datasets, as well as processes for monitoring and analyzing their performance.
• Mine and analyze data to build and train ML models that optimize customer experiences, customer acquisition, underwriting and other business outcomes.
• Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging AI to improve business processes.
• Collaborate cross functionally to deploy AI solutions and monitor outcomes.

What We Look For

• 8+ years of hands on experience building and deploying NLP and ML models in real world production systems.
• Hands-on experience training, fine tuning, and/or deploying LLMs.
• Experience developing in Kotlin or a background in consumer finance is a huge plus.
• Strong problem solving skills with an emphasis on translating real-life problems into a concrete model development strategy.
• Blend academic rigor with a sense of pragmatism for rapidly prototyping and delivering solutions.
• Experienced in using Python for analysis and modeling.
• Experience using web services (GCP, AWS), and distributed data/computing tools (Ray, Spark, Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, etc.)
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary and growth opportunities
• Company quarterly performance based bonus
• Equity stock options package
• Employer funded comprehensive health, vision, dental insurance and wellness program for employees and their dependents
• Employer funded life and disability insurance coverage
• Company HSA, FSA, Dependent Care, 401k, and commuter benefits
• Up to 12 weeks paid family leave
• In office, remote, and hybrid work location options
• Home office and technology stipend for those working outside of a traditional office more than 75% of the time
• Flexible time-off plan to empower employees to take the time off that they want and need
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Routine Team swag deliveries!