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LendKoi · 1 week ago

Head of AI/ML Engineering

NYC Metro Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

6+ years exp

LendKoi is a financial technology company focused on empowering credit invisible individuals. They are seeking a Head of AI/ML Engineering to lead the design and execution of AI products and machine learning models, working collaboratively with a cross-functional team to build impactful solutions.

CreditFinancial ServicesPersonal Finance

Responsibilities

Lead design and execution of AI products and machine learning models

Build our platform and share the mission

Bring strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative spirit

Passion for building models and robust, scalable, user-friendly web applications

Work closely alongside experienced leaders, a cross-functional team, and vendor partners

Influence process, product, and vision

Own the full lifecycle of AI feature development, taking concepts from model architecture and prototyping directly through to production-grade coding and full-stack integration within the application

Qualification

Machine Learning EngineeringAI Product DevelopmentFull-Stack IntegrationAWSPythonDjangoCI/CD PipelinesCuriosity about FintechEmpathy for UsersDocumentation SkillsSelf-Starter

Required

Technical leadership experience: staff machine learning engineer, founding engineer, lead machine learning engineer, VP of engineering, principal ML architect, principal data scientist, CTO, or similar

6+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade ML models

Strong familiarity deploying supervised and unsupervised models, including CI/CD pipelines, versioning, automated deployment, monitoring, and model calibration

Bridge the gap between data science and software engineering by not only designing algorithmic strategies but also architecting and writing the backend infrastructure required to deploy, serve, and scale them in the product

Own the full lifecycle of AI feature development, taking concepts from model architecture and prototyping directly through to production-grade coding and full-stack integration within the application

Curiosity about fintech + empathy for users (you are passionate about building technology that solves real-world financial challenges)

A deep understanding of code versioning tools like Git and best practices for repository management

Excellent documentation skills and a commitment to maintaining organized, understandable code

Curiosity about fintech + empathy for users (you are passionate about building technology that solves real-world financial challenges)

Comfortable in a lean, early-stage environment with high ownership (hands-on, end-to-end builder); you are a self-starter who builds without needing constant oversight

Available 3-4 days/week; flexible New York City hybrid – occasional in-office, as needed

PhD in computer science, data science, or engineering

Background check, in-person New York interview, and references required