About the RoleAs a Founding Applied AI Engineer, you'll be instrumental in building the technical foundation of Kastle's AI platform. You'll fine-tune large language models, design AI workflows for highly regulated enterprises, and ensure our voice agents deliver precise, compliant, and effective borrower interactions.
This role is ideal for an engineer who is passionate about applied AI, eager to solve real-world challenges, and excited to build the technical foundation of an early-stage AI startup.
What You'll Do- AI Model Integration: Fine-tune and deploy LLMs for real-time voice-based borrower interactions
- Prompt Engineering: Design and iterate on prompt strategies to optimize AI performance and compliance
- Evaluate LLMs and AI Agents: Build high quality evals using our proprietary datasets to benchmark AI agent performance and run experiments
- Custom AI Solutions: Train and implement domain-specific AI models for consumer lending
- Scalability & Compliance: Ensure AI solutions meet regulatory standards (FDCPA, RESPA, TILA) and scale efficiently
- Data Pipelines & APIs: Build robust AI-driven workflows that integrate seamlessly with loan servicing platforms
- Continuous Optimization: Monitor performance metrics and continuously improve agent quality and borrower experience
What We're Looking For- 3+ years building and deploying ML/AI systems in production environments
- Strong proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
- Experience with LLM orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar)
- Track record of shipping end to end AI systems that is at the core of company operations
- Strong product mindset and ability to translate business requirements into AI solutions
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate across product, engineering, and compliance teams
Other Perks and Benefits- Free Health and Wellness Membership
- Robust medical, vision, & dental coverage
- 401(K) plan offering
- Paid Company Meals
- Company offsites to get to know the team
