[Remote] Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sardine is a leader in fraud prevention and AML compliance, utilizing advanced AI technologies to combat identity fraud and payment scams. The Forward Deployed AI Engineer will work closely with clients to identify operational challenges and develop AI-driven solutions, requiring both technical expertise and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Embed directly with clients to gather requirements, translating ambiguous operational challenges into concrete technical architectures and delivering high-impact, AI-driven solutions with extreme ownership
• Train and deploy custom AI agents to prevent fraud and automate complex fincrime workflows across a diverse portfolio of use cases
• Utilize advanced prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and rigorous evaluation frameworks to continuously optimize AI agent performance, ensuring high accuracy, safety, and reliability
• Champion an AI-first approach across internal teams and client engagements, demonstrating the tangible business impact of advanced machine learning interventions
• Establish and evolve our AI risk metrics, the supporting datasets, and the evaluation pipelines used to measure the causal impact of deployed agents
• Collaborate tightly with internal engineering and product teams to scale custom models into production, ensuring seamless integration and optimized operational performance

Skills

• 5+ years of experience in Data Science or Applied AI
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for complex data manipulation, pipeline building, and model integration
• A creative, critical thinker with a 'get-things-done' mentality, who thrives autonomously and is obsessed with delivering measurable business value
• Exceptional ability to own the end-to-end solution lifecycle, including the ability to comfortably translate ambiguous client challenges into concrete requirements and deliver the final product

Benefits

• Generous compensation in cash and equity
• Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
• Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
• Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
• Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific
• 4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific
• MacBook Pro delivered to your door
• One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.
• Monthly meal stipend
• Monthly social meet-up stipend
• Annual health and wellness stipend
• Annual Learning stipend

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