Staff Software Engineer, AI

Position Overview

Credit Genie is a mobile-first financial wellness platform empowering individuals to take control of their financial future. Founded in 2019 by Ed Harycki and backed by leading investors including Khosla Ventures, we are at the forefront of building inclusive finance through AI-driven solutions. We are seeking a highly experienced Backend Software Engineer passionate about designing and building sophisticated, scalable systems powering cutting-edge AI applications. In this role, you will integrate AI solutions into our core products and drive significant technical innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of highly available, scalable backend services and APIs to serve and integrate AI models into production systems.
• Architect and optimize services and data pipelines essential for real-time AI inferencing and retrieval at scale.
• Collaborate with AI and ML Engineers to enhance model deployment, monitoring, and experimentation workflows (MLOps/AIOps).
• Drive technical excellence by setting high standards for code quality, system reliability, and performance.
• Mentor and guide team members on best practices for building robust backend systems in an AI-focused environment.
• Engage in challenging, impactful problems while having fun with the work.

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of industry experience as a Software Engineer.
• Solid proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Python, Java, or TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and designing distributed, production-grade systems.
• Expertise in system design, API development, version control, Infrastructure as Code, and testing.
• A proactive mindset with a keen interest in expanding into AI/ML domains.
• Strong collaborative skills and adaptability in fast-moving, problem-solving environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Machine Learning and AI concepts, tools, or frameworks (e.g., LLMs, vector databases, specialized model serving).
• Experience with data engineering or working with large-scale datasets.
• Familiarity with AWS CDK, Terraform, and ML development environments like Jupyter Notebooks.
• Contributions to open-source projects, personal AI/ML projects, or participation in hackathons/competitions.

Benefits & Perks

Our comprehensive benefits and perks promote financial, mental, and physical wellness while balancing a dynamic office culture with flexibility for remote work when needed.

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents from day one.
• Monthly fitness reimbursement up to $100 or full membership to LifeTime Fitness.
• 401(k) with a 3.5% match and immediate vesting.
• Meal program covering breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Life and accidental insurance.
• Flexible PTO providing a balance between personal and professional commitments.

Your total compensation package includes a case-by-case determined base salary, bonus and equity programs, along with comprehensive benefits that include medical, dental, vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, and more.