Applied AI Lead ($150k-$200k + Equity) at Alternative Payments

About the role

As Applied AI Lead, you will own the AI layer powering internal operations and business processes. This hands-on role involves building agentic workflows using Claude Code and MCPs to eliminate manual work across finance and support. You will set the technical guardrails, architecture, and security standards for AI-native infrastructure company-wide.

Why this role is remarkable

• Take a high-impact, hands-on seat building the AI foundation of a fintech platform rather than managing or conducting research.
• Join a company at a major inflection point, moving from a niche tool to a comprehensive financial operating system for service businesses.
• Work directly with the founding team to influence company-wide architectural decisions and raise the AI literacy of the entire organization.

What You Will Do

• Design and deploy end-to-end agentic workflows using Claude Code and internal stacks to dramatically accelerate operational cycle times.
• Own the internal AI tool stack, including model selection, vendor evaluation, and the development of reusable MCP integrations.
• Serve as the technical authority on AI security, managing prompt injection defense and access controls for complex agentic systems.

The ideal candidate

• Has 6+ years of experience in bizops, engineering, or data with a proven track record of shipping production-grade AI systems.
• Demonstrates deep expertise in prompt engineering, context engineering, and the architectural trade-offs between RAG, fine-tuning, and long context.
• Possesses hands-on experience building MCP servers and integrating them into agent workflows to solve complex business logic problems.