Senior Backend Engineer, AI Team
Quick Summary
At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.
Responsibilities
~2 min readAcorns is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our AI team! Are you passionate about cutting-edge AI technologies? Do you thrive in an environment where your skills can redefine customer experiences and positively impact lives? Join Acorns as we build the future of Fintech with a customer service virtual agent that’s as empowering as our mission.
You will harness the power of AI to design a virtual agent that redefines customer support by providing personalized, real-time assistance. You will utilize proprietary data to create intelligent, empathetic solutions that empower our users to make informed financial decisions. Playing a pivotal role, you'll help shape a product that embodies our core values of benevolence and courage, transforming customer service into an uplifting and impactful experience.
Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in Irvine, CA.
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Understand Acorns’ mission, vision, strategic objectives, and fintech industry knowledge while building relationships with team members, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
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Review and analyze proprietary datasets, existing Vector database architecture, pipelines, and tools to identify gaps and propose improvements.
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Contribute to key customer-facing projects, debugging and enhancing models, scaling pipelines, and delivering the virtual support bot MVP to production.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align AI efforts with business goals, mentor junior team members, and drive innovation through LLM capabilities.
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Optimize data pipelines, establish scalable monitoring processes, and develop a roadmap for innovation aligned with fintech objectives.
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Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, or a STEM-related field
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5+ years of total software engineering experience
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3+ years of experience in artificial intelligence, data science, or machine learning engineering
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3+ years of experience with modern cloud computing technologies, such as AWS, Bedrock, Sagemaker, Databricks, or Kubernetes
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Foundational knowledge with Generative AI, Transformer, fine tuning LLM, Search ranking, RAG improvement, and LLM Agent
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Experience tuning neural networks on custom datasets.
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Experience with Huggingface, LangChain, chatbot development
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Proficiency in programming languages and analytical tools, such as Python or PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy, SciKit-Learn, Matplotlib
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Hunger to deliver game-changing products
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Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
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A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
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Optimistic about the potential of societal change
You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionate about Acorns' mission, vision, and values, please apply.
What We Offer
~2 min readAcorns is a financial wellness app that helps everyday people and families save and invest money for the long term. Since 2014, Acorns has grown into a global company with multiple life-stage products serving the needs of kids, teens, adults, and parents. Named one of Time’s “World’s Best Brands of 2024,” Acorns has helped over 14 million people save & invest over $25 billion dollars, much of it from spare change and small amounts.
Managers are constantly raising the bar
Managers ensure all team members have a voice and a path
No surprises - Managers give and receive feedback early and often
Managers continuously assess performance action on concerns quickly
Managers foster a resilient, results-oriented mindset
Acorns participates in E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. For more information about E-Verify, please visitwww.e-verify.gov
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- June 11, 2025
- First seen
- May 6, 2026
- Last seen
- May 30, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 24
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 35%
- Scored at
- May 30, 2026
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