Lead AI Engineer, Payabli

• This is a foundational role for someone who's equally comfortable building and deploying models as they are shaping AI strategy and data architecture
• 6+ years of experience building AI/ML systems in production
• Strong Python skills and experience with frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn
• Proven ability to deploy ML models to production (CI/CD, model versioning, monitoring, etc.)
• Experience with LLM frameworks and techniques (LangChain, Hugging Face, vector databases, RAG, prompt engineering)
• Strong communication and leadership skills with proven ability to partner across engineering and business teams

Desirable

• We're hiring our first Lead AI Engineer to architect and deploy machine learning and AI systems across our payments platform
• You'll work on critical applications, from fraud detection and underwriting to merchant risk scoring and operational automation, combining traditional ML with cutting-edge LLM techniques to build enterprise-grade risk controls
• You'll also lead the development of our AI agent suite, spanning voice assistants, business intelligence chatbots, and more, all in service of empowering software companies to become payments companies
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML models - partnering with product, engineering, and risk teams to define high-impact AI use cases
• Work with structured and unstructured data across payments, onboarding, and identity systems
• Build and maintain production-grade ML pipelines, model monitoring, and reliable AI agent systems for internal and external use
• Mentor and develop junior AI engineers as the team grows
• Lay the foundation for AI best practices, model governance, and performance benchmarks