Principal AI Engineer

Figure

Principal AI Engineer developing generative AI technologies at Figure, transforming capital markets through blockchain innovations and automation. Collaborating across teams to streamline operations.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $176,000 - $264,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSGoogle Cloud PlatformHadoopKotlinPythonRaySpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and optimize generative AI technologies to streamline, automate, and optimize Figure
Train, fine tune, and deploy LLM solutions trained on our expansive proprietary data.
Develop custom models and algorithms to apply to large datasets, as well as processes for monitoring and analyzing their performance.
Mine and analyze data to build and train ML models that optimize customer experiences, customer acquisition, underwriting and other business outcomes.
Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging AI to improve business processes.
Collaborate cross functionally to deploy AI solutions and monitor outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of hands on experience building and deploying NLP and ML models in real world production systems.
Hands-on experience training, fine tuning, and/or deploying LLMs.
Experience developing in Kotlin or a background in consumer finance is a huge plus.
Strong problem solving skills with an emphasis on translating real-life problems into a concrete model development strategy. Blend academic rigor with a sense of pragmatism for rapidly prototyping and delivering solutions.
Experienced in using Python for analysis and modeling
Experience using web services (GCP, AWS), and distributed data/computing tools (Ray, Spark, Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, etc.)
Excellent cross-functional communication skills.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employees and their dependents on select plans
Company HSA, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, 401(k), and commuter benefits
Employer-paid life and disability insurance
11 observed holidays and PTO plan
Up to 12 weeks of paid family leave
Continuing education reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

generative AINLPML modelsLLMsKotlinPythondata analysismodel developmentalgorithm developmentdata mining

Soft Skills

problem solvingcross-functional communicationcollaborationadaptabilitypragmatism