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Senior AI Engineer

Unit21 offers a no-code platform for risk and compliance operations, specializing in fraud prevention and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance for financial institutions and various businesses.

Unit21

Employee count: 51-200

Salary: 160k-230k USD

United States only

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About the role:

We are looking for an AI engineer who takes products from 0 to 1 and/or 1 to 10. This role will be a mix of R&D and on-the-ground implementation, primarily focused on empowering crime investigations. You’ll be interacting with customers, different parts of the company, and getting a full understanding of what’s needed to solve the biggest pains, then planning and executing on solutions. This is a career-making role.

What you will be doing:

● Design and build AI products within Unit21’s ecosystem

● Work with distributed systems and data pipelines

● Wear whatever hats necessary to get the job done

What we’re looking for:

● Hustle, curiosity, humility

● Some subset of the following:

  • Experience using inference via API (e.g. bedrock, anthropic, or open AI APIs)
  • Experience managing token usage
  • Experience with prompt engineering and management
  • Experience with evaluation set writing and analysis

● Strength in Python or other Object-Oriented programming languages

● Experience working with, optimizing, and creating schema across different datastores

● Experience with AWS (cloud) and Terraform (IAAS) or equivalents

● Experience building & managing distributed systems

● Experience in building and managing distributed systems

● Typical SaaS dev workflow experience in design, source control, automated build/deployments, code reviews, testing methodology, etc

Work Location

Remote work is limited to the following U.S. states:
AZ, CA, CO, GA, ID, IL, KS, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA

Compensation

The base salary range for this role is$160,000–$230,000 annually, depending on experience and location.
This range does not include bonuses, equity, or other incentives.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary andpre-IPO equity

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (employee)

  • Unlimited PTO and generous leave programs

  • 401(k), learning & development stipend, and home office setup support

  • Inclusive, high-ownership culture focused on impact and growth

Equal Opportunity

Unit21 is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet every listed requirement. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive workforce.


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Experience level

Senior

Salary

Salary: 160k-230k USD

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United States +/- 0 hours

About Unit21

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Unit21 is a company dedicated to combating financial crime through its innovative no-code risk and compliance platform. Founded in 2018 by Trisha Kothari and Clarence Chio, the company aims to protect businesses from a variety of sophisticated financial risks, including money laundering, fraud, and other illicit activities. Unit21's platform is designed to be highly flexible and customizable, empowering risk and compliance teams to model, detect, and remediate suspicious activity without requiring extensive engineering resources. The company's core offerings include transaction monitoring, identity verification (KYC/KYB), case management, operations management, analytics, and reporting. This comprehensive suite of tools enables businesses to streamline their risk and compliance operations, enhance fraud prevention, and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.

Unit21 serves a diverse clientele, ranging from large Fortune 500 companies to emerging startups across various sectors such as financial institutions, fintech companies, marketplaces, neobanks, payment processors, and cryptocurrency businesses. The company emphasizes a collaborative approach to fighting financial crime, highlighted by initiatives like the Fintech Fraud DAO, a consortium allowing FinTechs to share data to identify and prevent fraud. Unit21's technology has demonstrated significant impact, with customers reporting substantial reductions in fraud loss, false positives, and investigation times. The company has received significant backing from prominent investors, including Google, Tiger Global Management, and South Park Commons, underscoring its potential and growth in the regtech and cybersecurity spaces. Unit21 is committed to continuous innovation, regularly launching new features such as AI-powered check fraud prevention and real-time monitoring capabilities to address evolving threats in the financial ecosystem. The company's mission is to unite fraud fighters and AML heroes to restore safety and opportunity to the financial world.

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