FICO

Principal AI Engineer/ AI Applied Scientist

FICO
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2 days ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+

Base Salary

$172k - $270k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement LLM-powered solutions for decision automation, fraud investigation, and process automation.
  • Develop prompting strategies, Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures, fine-tuning approaches, and in-context learning techniques.
  • Build model evaluation, governance, backtesting, A/B testing, monitoring, and drift-detection systems.
  • Research and integrate emerging AI techniques, models, architectures, and training approaches.
  • Write production-quality code and design scalable, reliable, secure architectures for FICO’s analytics and decisioning platform.
  • Mentor teams and collaborate across departments to deliver high-impact AI solutions.

Requirements

  • Extensive industry experience in software, machine learning, or data engineering, including complex large-scale projects and strategic technical decisions.
  • In-depth experience with fine-tuning, model adaptation, customization, LLM applications, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
  • Strong knowledge of machine learning evaluation, testing, backtesting, model monitoring, drift detection, governance, and A/B testing.
  • Strong hands-on coding skills in Python, Go, Java, or similar languages.
  • Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or similar deep learning frameworks and familiarity with vector databases.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience designing scalable, production-quality systems.
  • Knowledge of compliance and regulatory technology in AI-driven decisioning environments.
  • Ability to mentor teams and collaborate across departments in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
  • Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree in computer science or a related field focused on machine learning.
  • Publications, patents, or open-source contributions demonstrating AI and machine learning expertise are preferred.

Benefits

  • Inclusive culture emphasizing ownership, customer focus, and respect.
  • Professional development through learning experiences and opportunities to leverage individual strengths.
  • Competitive compensation, benefits, and rewards programs.
  • People-first work environment with work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events.
  • Remote work arrangement, indicated by the #LI-remote designation.
FICO

About FICO

1,001-5,000 employees

FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation) builds enterprise decision-management software, analytics, and the FICO Score used by lenders to assess consumer credit risk. It sells B2B software, cloud services, and scoring products to banks, insurers, telecoms, and other regulated industries, plus consulting. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, FICO is a public company on the NYSE; the FICO Score is used by most top U.S. lenders and available in 40+ countries.

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