MLabs · 4 hours ago
Senior AI Data Scientist
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $150K/yr
6+ years expMLabs is a leading financial technology firm building the infrastructure for safer, more accessible global markets. They are seeking a Senior AI Data Scientist to lead the design and evaluation of systems for their financial intelligence platform, focusing on AI models and decision-making processes.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3BlockchainIT Management
Responsibilities
System Design: Design and own single and multi-agent systems that reason, plan, and act over complex financial workflows
Agent Logic: Define agent behavior, memory, and tool-use strategies with a strong emphasis on correctness and controllability
Evaluation Frameworks: Develop and maintain LLM evaluation frameworks covering accuracy, faithfulness, latency, cost, regressions, and edge cases
Production Implementation: Design structured prompting, schemas, and tool-calling strategies; build and operate MCP servers including schema design and safety boundaries
Optimization: Analyze model behavior and failure modes to turn qualitative issues into measurable signals; optimize performance and cost across workflows
Mentorship: Mentor engineers and data scientists, setting best practices for applied LLM and agentic systems
Qualification
Required
6+ years in data science, applied ML, or AI-focused software roles, with at least 3+ years building production AI/ML systems (beyond the experimentation phase)
Deep hands-on experience with LLMs, agentic patterns, and tool-calling systems
Strong Python skills and comfort working closely with production systems and APIs
Proven experience with RAG pipelines, embeddings, and vector databases
Strong intuition for model behavior, trade-offs, and failure analysis
Preferred
Experience applying ML or statistical methods to financial data (crypto/DeFi is a major plus)
A track record of building reusable ML or data abstractions that improve team velocity
A strong intuition for how model behavior shifts in production based on data, users, and constraints
Benefits
100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision options for you and your dependents, plus FSA/HSA options
21 vacation days, 7 sick days, and 8 observed U.S. company holidays
Thoughtful parental leave policy
Access to OneMedical, Teladoc, Talkspace, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Personalized professional development in a rapidly expanding global company
Pre-tax commuter programs
Company
MLabs
MLabs is an IT company that specializes in offering blockchain, full-stack development, functional programming, and AI solutions.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase