General Description:

As a Machine Learning Engineer you will be one of the first to develop and deploy machine learning models for predictive financing solutions in the automotive financing industry and help build and shape our AI department at SelectFI. If you're excited about making AI technology accessible and impactful, this role is your chance to make a significant mark.

Your team is responsible for the company’s Lender Selector application, which provides automotive dealerships with fast and highly accurate financing estimates for customers purchasing vehicles. The application leverages a powerful algorithm that analyzes a customer’s credit profile, vehicle values, and lending guidelines for hundreds of banks to generate real world financing estimates that enable more efficient dealership operations and completely re-imagine a dealership’s car buying experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and deploy advanced machine learning models that solve real-world problems in the FinTech & Automotive spaces.
Work closely with researchers, software engineers, and product managers to understand complex business challenges and deliver AI-powered solutions.
Implement scalable data pipelines, optimize models for performance and accuracy, and ensure they are production-ready.
Contribute to projects that require cutting-edge technology and innovative approaches.
Employ the latest developments and best practices machine learning and AI. Take part in code reviews, share knowledge, and lead by example to maintain high-quality engineering practices.
Monitor and maintain deployed models to ensure they continue delivering value. Your work will directly influence how AI benefits our individual users and their businesses – having the potential to reshape the longstanding automotive industry buying experience

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

Master's/PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience in deep learning
Proficiency in frameworks like PyTorch or Tensorflow
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
Experienced with methods of training and fine-tuning large language models, such as distillation and supervised fine-tuning
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proactive approach to challenges.
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Ability to move fast in an environment where things are sometimes loosely defined and may have competing priorities or deadlines
Enjoy owning the problems end-to-end, and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done

Company & Work Location:

SelectFI is a startup automotive SaaS developer based in Buffalo, NY, founded by experienced finance professionals looking to improve the auto financing process for dealerships and customers. The company’s main product, Lender Selector, provides customer financing estimates to dealerships through a Predictive Lending algorithm, speeding up the lending process and removing bias.

Released in May 2022 as an MVP, the software earned production status in January 2023 and is quickly being adopted by dealers across the WNY area. SelectFI completed its Pre-Seed fundraising in November 2023, will seek Seed funding in the beginning of 2025, and continue a rapid path towards VC Series funding.

SelectFI thrives with an in-person environment where the team is able to make quick strategic decisions and participate in developing a class-leading product. To offer some flexibility, the company permits a three/two hybrid schedule with the expectation to spend three days in the office and optionally up to two days at home. We are currently not reviewing candidates seeking remote positions – candidates must be based in the Buffalo NY area.

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary commensurate with experience
Early-employee equity package
Generous Health Plan
PTO (Paid-Time-Off), paid sick days, and paid holidays
Hybrid work schedule; In-office in Buffalo NY required

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