AI Engineer
About Applied Business Software, Inc.,
Applied Business Software, Inc., (ABS), the maker of The Mortgage Office , is the industry leader in private lending and loan management technology. Since 1978, our software has powered thousands of lenders, including private money firms, municipalities, CDFIs, Tribal Nations, universities, franchisors, third-party servicers and other non-bank lenders, helping them streamline, automate, and scale their lending operations with confidence.
About the role
We are seeking an AI Engineer who will develop our new AI-first Loan Origination product. This role will focus on delivering production-ready, auditable, and high-performance AI system, supporting our continued growth as a SaaS business and strengthening internal processes, performance, and cross-team alignment.
What you'll do- Use LLMs and RAG techniques for accurate data classification. Apply rules and graph-based models to represent relationships between borrowers, entities, and assets
- Work with team to implement agentic in-app experience that enable users to interrogate, explore, and act on data insights
- Implement observability and feedback loops to monitor model performance, implement human-in-the-loop validation, and continuously improve accuracy over time.
- 2-3 years of full-time professional experience (post-graduation) developing and managing production AI systems that use LLMs. Academic projects, internships, or part-time work during degree programs will not be considered as professional experience.
- Hands-on experience with agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), including real-world implementation and operational use.
- Experience building APIs and data pipelines with a strong foundation in system design, testing, CI/CD, and cloud deployment.
- Experience with prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and evaluation methods for improving real-world model performance.
- Experience with knowledge graphs, recommendation engines, or rules engines.
- Familiarity with AI observability and monitoring tools.
- Good understanding of data pipelines, and model evaluation in real-world decisioning systems.
- Collaborate with backend engineers to deploy AI models as low-latency, highly available microservices in the system.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with company funded match.
- Mission-driven company with a 45+ year legacy and industry-leading products trusted by thousands of lenders.
- Collaborative, supportive team known for long tenure, deep expertise, and a culture built on trust and integrity.
- Help modernize and evolve the leading platform in private lending technology.
- Beautiful San Mateo office with a tight-knit culture.
- Competitive compensation and room for professional growth.
- Performance-based bonuses.
- Generous PTO.
- Modern workspace with on-site amenities.
- Awesome company Christmas party.
The pay range for this role is:
160,000 - 180,000 USD per year (San Mateo, CA)