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Applied AI Engineer

Join Rillet as an Applied AI Engineer to design and ship AI systems that transform finance and accounting operations.

Location
San Francisco
Compensation
$160k–$270k/yr
Level
mid
Type
full time · Hybrid

Posted by employer 4 months ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago

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Skills & Technologies

LLMs AI/ML Python Flexible on stack

AI in the day-to-day

You'll design and ship production AI systems that transform how finance and accounting teams operate.

Requirements

Experience
3+ years

Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Equity/Stock Options Remote Work Health Insurance

Joblaze summary

In the role of Applied AI Engineer at Rillet, the individual will focus on designing and deploying AI systems that enhance the efficiency of finance and accounting teams. Key skills include a strong background in machine learning, proficiency in Python, and experience with production AI systems, particularly in handling structured financial data. This position is ideal for someone with at least three years of technical experience who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys tackling complex problems. Rillet's culture emphasizes ownership and creativity, making it a fitting place for innovative thinkers.

Joblaze insights

Quick facts

Is the Applied AI Engineer role remote?
It's hybrid — Rillet expects some on-site time in San Francisco.
What's the salary range?
Rillet lists $160,000–$270,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?
At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Applied AI Engineer role.
Where is the role based?
Rillet is hiring for this position in San Francisco.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, LLMs, Python.
What seniority level is this role?
Rillet targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Applied AI Engineer role at Rillet.

From the original posting

What We Do

Rillet serves accounting and finance teams, the financial brains of their companies. Our job is to help them run the numbers with impossible speed, accuracy, and insight.

Rillet is the AI-native ERP built for modern finance teams. We help companies automate the most critical parts of finance, from closing the books and recognizing revenue to consolidating entities and reporting to investors. More than 600 companies run on Rillet, including Mercor, Scribe, and Function Health, and we partner with leading accounting firms including EY and KPMG.

This huge market is ours to take. We’ve raised $200M+ from Sequoia, a16z, ICONIQ, Bain Capital Ventures, Oak HC/FT, and other leading investors to build the financial infrastructure for the next generation of companies and help every business run its numbers at the speed of AI.

Who We Are

Rillet’s pace is not for everyone. Intelligence is table stakes. To succeed here, you need extreme speed, agency, and flexibility.

The people who thrive at Rillet do not wait for assignments. They internalize the mission, design a strategy, and bring back results that are better, faster, and more creative than a manager could have asked for.

Our work revolves around our customers. The people who succeed here are energized by delivering what matters most, even when it was not part of the original plan.

Rillet is built on deep accounting expertise, and it takes people from many disciplines to build a category-defining company. You do not need to be an accountant to thrive here. You do need to care deeply about the problems we solve and the impact our customers can create. Together, we combine the precision of accounting with the speed, creativity, and ambition of AI-native software to power the financial core of the world’s fastest-growing companies while redefining what finance teams should expect from their software.


Who We Need

As an Applied AI Engineer on Rillet's AI & ML team, you'll design and ship production AI systems that transform how finance and accounting teams operate. This team sits at the intersection of LLMs, ERP workflows, and financial data, building the intelligence layer that makes Rillet fundamentally different from legacy ERP. You'll own high-impact features end-to-end, from model integration to infrastructure, and your work will be used daily by finance teams at companies like Juicebox, Scribe, and Sotheby’s.

We're an AI-native company, and we expect our engineers to bring that same mindset to how they work. If you're energized by pushing the boundaries of what AI can do in a real product context, you'll fit right in.

We’re looking for teammates who are based near our New York City or San Francisco offices, or open to relocating. Our hybrid schedule brings the team together in person on Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus one additional flexible day each week. Some roles may spend more time in the office depending on the needs of the team.

What You'll Do

  • Own AI features end-to-end: from designing agentic systems to the infrastructure that runs them in production at scale.

  • Work on genuinely hard problems: financial data is structured, high-stakes, and unforgiving, making it one of the more interesting domains to apply LLMs to.

  • Build the evaluation frameworks and experimentation loops that turn good models into reliable, production-grade systems.

  • Partner directly with product and domain experts to push the frontier of what AI can do inside an ERP, not just what's been done before.

Who We're Looking For

  • 3+ years in a technical role with a strong foundation in Machine Learning and data analysis or backend systems

  • 2+ years shipping production AI systems with real users and real stakes

  • Hands-on experience with production LLM applications: agentic systems and offline/online evals to make them reliable

  • Proficiency in Python and comfort working across the full stack to deliver end-to-end features

  • Strong product instincts and a habit of thinking about user impact, not just technical correctness

  • Drawn to hard, ambiguous problems and energized by building in an environment where the playbook is still being written

Bonus Points

  • Background in fintech, ERP, or accounting software

  • Familiarity with Python, Kotlin or TypeScript

  • Experience building AI systems that operate on structured financial or transactional data

The expected base salary range for this role is $160,000–$350,000 in New York City and San Francisco. Final compensation within this range will depend on factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and the scope of the role. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits.

 

Note: All official Rillet recruiting communications will come from an @rillet.com email address. If you’re contacted from another domain, please disregard the message and report it as spam.

Life at Rillet

  • Grow with us. Take meaningful ownership, expand your scope, and make an impact as Rillet scales.

  • Competitive pay and meaningful equity. Be rewarded for the value you help create.

  • Benefits that support you. We offer competitive benefits designed to support your health, wellbeing, time away from work, family, and long-term financial goals.

  • Better together. We value collaboration, connection, and spending meaningful time together as a team. We regularly create opportunities to connect through team meals, events, and company gatherings.

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