Salient is pioneering voice AI solutions to transform consumer loan servicing and compliance. Our initial focus: the $1.5T U.S. auto lending market. In under two years since our launch Salient has seen rapid market growth, including:
Scaling to more than $10M in ARR
Partnering with some of the largest consumer lenders in America
Cash flow positive
Raising $65m in funding from top-tier venture capital investors
Interfacing with more than 2 million unique US consumers
Processing over $150M in cash transactions
Preventing $30M in fraud and 35k+ CFPB violations
In-person office culture in San Francisco, CA
About the Role
As an Applied AI Engineer at Salient, you'll work at the cutting edge of multimodal AI in financial services. You'll build systems that operate at massive scale, collaborating closely with our product and engineering teams.
Key areas of focus:
Developing state-of-the-art multimodal AI systems, with particular focus on voice interactions
Implementing robust safety and alignment frameworks for LLM-consumer interactions
Building scalable monitoring systems to detect and escalate unexpected model behaviors
Balancing rapid feature deployment with architectural scalability
Ensuring AI systems comply with financial regulations and safety requirements
Requirements
3+ years of experience working directly with LLMs or voice AI technologies
Deep expertise in modern LLM techniques (RAG, fine-tuning, prompt engineering)
Experience with voice AI, ASR, and TTS technologies
Track record of building and deploying production AI systems at scale
Strong background in ML systems design and engineering best practices
Excellence in cross-functional communication
Experience implementing AI safety and monitoring frameworks
Ability to work 4 days a week from our San Francisco office (open to candidates willing to relocate)
As an early-stage company building at the frontier of AI, we work with high intensity and commitment. While schedules can vary by role/team, many weeks will demand extra focus, flexibility and time particularly during major launches and high impact sprints. We're seeking those who are aligned to and able to commit to that expectation which includes 4 days per week in our San Francisco Office.
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