Software Engineer, AI

Get to Know Us:

It s fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they re doing!

At Black Line, we re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.

Since being founded in 2001, Black Line has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.

Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At Black Line we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.

Work, Play and Grow at Black Line!

As an AI Staff Engineer you ll play a crucial role in developing and refining our product s AI. You ll report directly to our VP of Engineering and work closely with our engineering and product teams to enhance our AI capabilities and drive innovation in our fin‑tech AI platform.

• Utilize the best-in-class models available on the market to deliver meaningful solutions for our clients, bringing them from the idea stage all the way to production
• Collaborate with the team to integrate AI solutions into our existing production processes
• Design and implement scalable AI system architecture handling including model orchestration, caching strategies, and fallback mechanisms
• Evaluate and implement new AI technologies and methodologies to keep Wise Layer and Black Line at the cutting edge

Years of Experience in Related Field: 4+ years of experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer or a similar role developing, shipping, and testing of software within a well-established enterprise, bonus points if at a fast growth enterprise

Education
: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience working with production LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.) including handling rate limits, cost optimization, and performance monitoring in live systems (not just vibe coding)
• Clear experience utilizing frameworks like RAG in production applications to further enhance the foundational models for proprietary applications and datasets
• Experience with AI system testing methodologies including model evaluation, A/B testing of AI features, and monitoring model performance in production
• Experience with data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes (given our data-intensive AI workflows)

• Understanding of data privacy and security best practices particularly in the age of AI
• Experience with model deployment and MLOps practices
• Understanding of AI cost optimization and performance tuning
• Experience with vector databases and embedding systems
• Strong track record of experience with backend development in Java
• Strong proficiency in front-end technologies (e.g. JavaScript, React)
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Experience in fin‑tech or financial services industry a plus

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at Black Line is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world s most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It s a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where Black Liner s continued growth and learning is empowered. Black Line offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

Black Line is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for…