Mitek Systems

Mitek Systems

AI Engineer (Applied AI & Data Systems)

United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$185kDetected 29 days ago
PythonDistributed SystemsVector DatabasesCloud PlatformsMachine LearningData EngineeringComputer VisionLLMsRAGAgentic AICollaboration

About the role

  • Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital & biometric identity authentication, fraud prevention, and mobile deposit solutions.
  • This role is best suited for someone who has built production software or data-intensive systems and has more recently expanded into large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agentic AI systems.
  • Candidates with a strong software engineering or data engineering foundation are especially encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and deploy AI solutions powered by LLMs, RAG, and agentic AI systems that solve real business problems.
  • Build and improve LLM-based applications using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), context engineering, prompt engineering, and multi-step agentic workflows.
  • Collaborate with senior engineers to design, implement, and operate reliable production AI systems that balance quality, latency, cost, and maintainability.
  • Partner closely with product, engineering, data, and business stakeholders to prioritize AI use cases and align on success metrics, operational requirements, and delivery timelines.
  • We are looking for someone with an evaluation-first mindset who believes AI systems should be designed with clear success criteria, testing strategies, and monitoring plans from the start.
  • The ideal candidate enjoys building reliable production systems, collaborating across engineering, product, and business teams, and is excited to continue growing as an AI engineer.
  • We're looking for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering problems, works well within real-world business and regulatory constraints, and is excited to help build the next generation of AI capabilities at Mitek.
  • This role matters because we need more than someone who can build AI features.
  • We need someone who can build AI systems in a thoughtful and reliable way.
  • That means starting with a clear plan for how quality, risk, and business impact will be measured, and carrying that through design, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • You are thoughtful, practical, and systems-oriented, with sound judgment about when to experiment, when to simplify, when to stop, and when to productionize.
  • You have a growth mindset, take ownership of your work, learn from mistakes, and actively seek feedback to continuously improve your thinking, your systems, and your results.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, and knowledge, skills, and abilities typically associated with 4+ years of relevant experience, including:
  • Experience designing and implementing agentic AI systems, including multi-step workflows that incorporate planning, memory, tool orchestration, handoffs, and human-in-the-loop review.
  • Experience defining evaluation strategies and operating AI systems in production, including deployment, monitoring, observability, versioning, and continuous improvement.
  • Strong Python programming skills and experience taking AI solutions from prototype to production while balancing quality, latency, cost, reliability, and maintainability.

Skills

  • 2+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Software Engineering for data-intensive systems
  • Data Engineering
  • Machine Learning or Applied Modeling
  • Experience with vector databases, graph databases, retrieval quality tuning, and optimization of LLM-powered applications.
  • Experience working with evaluation frameworks, model monitoring, observability, or human-in-the-loop workflows for production AI systems.

Compensation

  • We are committed to creating competitive, equitable compensation & benefits programs and career development opportunities.

Benefits

  • Whether you choose to work remotely from your home office or in-person from one of Mitek's offices, our practices, processes and tools are designed to enable your success.
  • At Mitek, we believe that teams are more resilient, effective, and innovative when they benefit from a wide range of ideas, lived experiences, and perspectives.
  • We are looking for an AI Engineer with a strong foundation in software engineering, data engineering, or machine learning, and hands-on experience building modern AI systems.
  • The right candidate is comfortable admitting mistakes, learning from feedback, challenging assumptions, and adjusting quickly when evidence suggests a better path forward.
  • Universal, supplemental, and private healthcare plan choices based on country specifics
  • retirement/pension plan contributions,
  • generous annual leave, company holidays, volunteer time off

Company info

  • We are headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Mexico, and the Netherlands.
  • We are Virtual 1st!
  • At Mitek, the Future of Work is about flexibility and preference wherever and whenever we are working.
  • Because we care about our candidates, employees and customers, we include an in-person meeting as part of our hiring process.
  • It's one of the ways we live our mission to " Protect What's Real."
  • The strength of our organization is deeply rooted in the people who power it.​ We know that a workforce reflecting the richness of our communities and customers helps us better serve their needs.
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