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Applied AI Engineer at Salient

Salient
San Francisco, California
Full-time
$102K–$118K
Estimated
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Required Skills

Multimodal AI systems development
LLM and voice AI technologies
AI safety and monitoring frameworks
Machine learning systems design
Financial regulations compliance

Job Description

Salient is an AI workflow automation tool for lenders. We're working with the largest auto lenders in America and are hiring!

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.

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

  • 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

  • 4 days in person in San Francisco, CA 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 more than $10M 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.

python + LLM stack + transformer based voice models

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Salary Range

$102K–$118K

Estimated

Location

San Francisco, California