Niva

AI Applied Engineer

New York City · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 300 days ago

PythonMachine LearningNLPLLMsRAGProduct ManagementProduct Strategy

About the role

We are looking for an software engineer to join our team in New York, NY. As a founding member of our team focused on AI, you'll have the opportunity to shape our AI strategy and be instrumental in building our core technology platform.
At Niva, we're building a universal identity layer that enables trust between businesses worldwide. We leverage cutting-edge language models and machine learning to deliver instant, reliable, and borderless business verification. Leading fintechs, banks, and public companies already use Niva to verify businesses, prevent fraud, and meet Know Your Business

Design and develop our multi-agent AI platform that autonomously extracts, validates and reconciles business identity information from numerous sources across the globe
Build robust evaluation frameworks to benchmark agent performance and ensure high-quality AI outputs
Hands-on experience building agent-based LLM applications using open-source or closed-source models (GPT, Claude, etc.)
Knowledge of RAG techniques and how to optimize them for domain-specific knowledge, including chunking strategies, vector embeddings, and relevance scoring
Strong Python skills with experience building reliable, scalable production systems
Customer centric thinking - you're energized by translating user problems into AI solutions that deliver real-world value

Comfort with ambiguity - you can navigate the challenges of working with emerging technologies where best practices are still evolving

We are looking for an software engineer to join our team in New York, NY.
As a founding member of our team focused on AI, you'll have the opportunity to shape our AI strategy and be instrumental in building our core technology platform.
Engage directly with customers to understand their needs and gather feedback, to improve the ways in which AI can improve their workflows
Help set the culture of the company, promoting a collaborative and fun environment. You'll be part of the founding team and integral for establish not just what we work on, but "how" we work
Excitement for how AI is changing the world and being part of that change
A chance to be a part of a pioneering company with a mission to revolutionize global trust and commerce
You'll be part of the founding team and integral for establish not just what we work on, but "how" we work

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