Applied AI Engineer - Salient

Join Salient in revolutionizing loan servicing through multimodal AI. We're seeking an Applied AI Engineer to build and deploy sophisticated LLM and voice systems that power millions of automated financial interactions.

About the Role

As an Applied AI Engineer at Salient, you'll work at the cutting edge of multimodal AI in financial services. You'll build systems that operate at massive scale, collaborating closely with our product and engineering teams.

Key areas of focus:

• Developing state-of-the-art multimodal AI systems, with particular focus on voice interactions
• Implementing robust safety and alignment frameworks for LLM-consumer interactions
• Building scalable monitoring systems to detect and escalate unexpected model behaviors
• Balancing rapid feature deployment with architectural scalability
• Ensuring AI systems comply with financial regulations and safety requirements

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working directly with LLMs or voice AI technologies
• Deep expertise in modern LLM techniques (RAG, fine-tuning, prompt engineering)
• Experience with voice AI, ASR, and TTS technologies
• Track record of building and deploying production AI systems at scale
• Strong background in ML systems design and engineering best practices
• Excellence in cross-functional communication
• Experience implementing AI safety and monitoring frameworks

About Us

Salient is building the future of consumer loan servicing, starting by transforming the auto lending industry. Since our September 2023 launch, we've:

• Scaled to $XXM in ARR
• Partnered with some of the largest consumer lenders in America
• Cash flow positive
• Raised $65m in funding
• Interfaced with more than 2 million unique US consumers
• Processed over $150M in cash transactions
• Prevented $30M in fraud
• Identified 35k+ CFPB violations

Backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix, General Catalyst, and Y Combinator.

Apply now to help push the boundaries of multimodal AI in financial services.