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Why Join Us?

To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.

We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a flexible work model (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.

About the Role

As an Software Development Engineer II – AI Platform Engineer, you will be a hands-on engineer focused on building, integrating, and operationalizing AI solutions using modern ML and LLM technologies. This role blends ML engineering, software engineering, and applied AI, with an emphasis on shipping real products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and deploy AI/ML and LLM-powered components used in Finance products
• Implement prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and AI workflows under defined architectures
• Develop data pipelines, feature logic, and backend services supporting AI use cases
• Apply strong SQL and Python skills to transform and analyze Finance data
• Integrate AI services with APIs, data platforms, and UI layers
• Package, deploy, and operate AI systems using CI/CD pipelines
• Support experimentation, evaluation, and iteration of AI solutions
• Contribute to system reliability, monitoring, and production readiness
• Document solutions and support adoption by downstream users

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience in Python and SQL
• Working knowledge of machine learning and LLM-based systems
• Experience with prompt engineering, structured prompts, and RAG patterns
• Familiarity with integrating systems with LLMs such as OpenAI GPT, Claude, Gemini, or Llama
• Understanding of ML/AI frameworks and tooling (e.g., Lang Chain, Lang Graph, Lang Flow, Llama Index - exposure is must)
• Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment workflows
• Experience building APIs and backend services (FastAPI, Flask, etc.)
• Good knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithm.
• Understanding of containers and deployment (Docker; Kubernetes exposure must)
• Ability to learn new tools and AI techniques quickly

What Success Looks Like

• AI components are delivered on time and work reliably in production
• Finance use cases are translated into working AI solutions
• Systems are stable, explainable, and maintainable
• You grow into owning larger AI modules independently

Accommodation requests

If you need assistance with any part of the application or recruiting process due to a disability, or other physical or mental health conditions, please reach out to our Recruiting Accommodations Team through the Accommodation Request.

We are proud to be named as a Best Place to Work on Glassdoor in 2024 and be recognized for award-winning culture by organizations like Forbes, TIME, Disability:IN, and others.

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