Applied AI Engineer

ABOUT ITEMIZE

Itemize is the leading AI company automating financial document processing. Its customers include financial organizations, banks, and enterprise offices of the CFO. The company’s market-leading technology automates clerical tasks that still require manual effort. Its solutions elevate teams to focus on higher-impact activities. Itemize delivers efficiencies, intelligence, and new value from financial document automation.

Consumer financial systems have transitioned to digital technologies, but business-to-business processes remain primarily stuck in analog mode. B2B still relies on paper documents, emails, and PDF images for communications and transactions between buyers, sellers, and third parties. These formats require human intervention in numerous tasks. They include data entry, reconciliations, verification, QA, approvals, custom spreadsheets, fraud screening, and compliance. Human involvement drives up errors and omissions, increases operating costs, and leaves significant value on the table.

Unlike Generative AI and legacy technology like OCR and RPA, Itemize AI is designed specifically for financial document processing. Its focus is understanding financial document data to derive intelligence, validate results, and automate workflows. These processes include reconciliation, account coding, compliance, cash flow management, and payments.

Itemize operations are cloud-based, with teams distributed nationwide and internationally. We have teams coast to coast within the United States as well as in several countries worldwide. We welcome people who enjoy the challenge of a fast-paced, high-growth environment on the leading edge of applying vertical AI to B2B financial challenges.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The AI Engineer will be at the forefront of our AI initiatives, driving the development of cutting-edge machine learning models and algorithms to solve key business challenges. This role involves owning the research and implementation of these models, ensuring they are optimized and production ready. Responsibilities include evaluating model performance, implementing robust solutions, and deriving insights from structured and unstructured data. The data scientist will work extensively with a variety of machine learning algorithms, vector databases, and GPU-based AI model processing. Collaboration is key, as the AI Engineer will work closely with other engineers and stakeholders to drive innovation and efficiency within our AI platform.

This role will report to the VP of Technology and will be responsible for:

• Developing AI Models: Collaborate with engineers to understand business challenges, and build scalable, robust, and efficient AI models
• Model Management: Be responsible for evaluating, monitoring, and maintaining the models to ensure high performance and reliability
• Model Optimization: Make necessary tweaks for model validation, rules engine implementation, and improvements in large language models (LLMs) and data voting models
• Data Integration: Work with vector databases and ensure seamless data integration and retrieval for AI models
• MLOps: Develop and manage models that work with ML infrastructure on AWS, using tools to automate model evaluation and training
• GPU Processing: Utilize GPUs for efficient AI model processing, leveraging tools like Dask for parallel computing and optimization
• Technical Expertise: Apply expertise in Python, Transformers, Computer Vision, SQL, and AWS Compute to solve complex technical challenges and enhance the AI platform

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field; advanced degree (e.g., MS, PhD) preferred
• Experience: Minimum of 6 years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI, with at least 4 years developing AI within a SaaS or technology-driven company
• Technical Skills:
• Proficient in Python and SQL
• Hands-on experience with advanced and modern ML algorithms
• Expertise in GPU-based AI model processing
• Familiarity with vector databases and data integration techniques
• Strong understanding of LLMs and data voting models
• Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions and optimize AI models for production
• Collaboration: Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with data scientists, engineers, and other stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience in scaling AI-driven products from concept to production in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated success in leveraging data analytics to drive business decisions and improve product performance
• Understanding of financial industry technology processes, priorities, and challenges, and customer needs in B2B SaaS markets
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of innovation and driving transformative change

WHAT WE OFFER

• High energy atmosphere of a growth-stage FinTech with great traction serving Fortune 500 companies operating in more than 25 countries
• Professional development opportunities for learning and growth
• A diverse international team of techies, dog lovers, globetrotters, and musicians
• Itemize offers flexible PTO and a generous benefits package, and highly values independence
• The annual base salary for this role is expected to be $120,000 to $140,000, plus employee stock options. Actual base pay could vary based on experience and geographic location

Itemize is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Itemize does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.