AI/ML Engineer

Banyan Software provides the best permanent home for successful enterprise software companies their employees and customers. We are on a mission to acquire build and grow great enterprise software businesses all over the world that have dominant positions in niche vertical markets. In recent years Banyan was named the #1 fastest-growing private software company in the US on the Inc. 5000 and amongst the top 10 fastest-growing companies by the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Founded in 2016 with a permanent capital base setup to preserve the legacy of founders Banyan focuses on a buy and hold for life strategy for growing software companies that serve specialized vertical markets.

Job Profile:

Banyan is seeking a skilled AI/ML Engineer to join our Tech & Data Strategy team in Chennai. The ideal candidate excels in Python has hands-on language model experience and a strong personal interest in AI staying up to date with the latest developments. This position is perfect for those passionate about AI and using it to evolve enterprise processes while being adept at navigating complex challenges and skilled in integrating applications within a collaborative team setting. Youll be responsible for architecting end-to-end ML solutionsbuilding RAG-based pipelines managing vector stores tuning retrieval workflows and integrating with downstream prompts. Working closely with the onshore team in Canada/US you will become an analytical change agent and have broad exposure to our business as you help us identify and roll out AI solutions to accelerate our processes across M&A and Business Development. If youre driven by data thrive on overcoming challenges and are excited by the idea of working in a startup-like environment that values fresh ideas we invite you to join Banyan in Chennai.

Responsibilities:

1. AI Strategy and Implementation: Design develop and execute AI strategies for our BD and M&A teams at scale using advanced language models.
2. Language Model Expertise: Utilize hands-on experience with GPTs and other language models to drive AI initiatives.
3. Data Analysis and Prediction: Analyze data to make accurate predictions and improve decision-making processes.
4. Custom AI Applications: Develop and deploy bespoke AI applications leveraging Open AI APIsdesigning prompts managing authentication ensuring secure integrations and optimizing performance.
5. Integrations: Seamlessly integrate AI solutions with our existing technology stack to access and analyze CRM data.
6. Optimization: Monitor system performance continuously identifying and executing optimizations to enhance overall effectiveness.
7. ML Ops & CI/CD: Build maintain and automate end-to-end model training testing deployment and versioning pipelines.
8. Monitoring & Governance: Implement monitoring alerting and bias/fairness checks to ensure models stay accurate compliant and performant in production.
9. Collaboration and Innovation: Work collaboratively within the team contributing to innovative solutions and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications for Success

1. Strong Understanding of Natural Language Processing (NLP): Proficiency in NLP concepts and techniques including text generation sentiment analysis and entity recognition.
2. Technical Proficiency in AI and Machine Learning: Knowledge of machine learning algorithms model training and fine-tuning especially in the context of language models.
3. Experience with LLM APIs: Proven hands-on experience integrating and using GPT-style models and APIswhether from Open AI Anthropic Google or similar vendorsin a production environment.
4. Experience with RAG Pipelines: Architecting and implementing end-to-end RAG workflows including vector store management embedding model tuning document retrieval orchestration and seamless integration of retrieved context into downstream prompts.
5. Programming Skills: Strong proficiency in Python and experience with AI frameworks and libraries.
6. Creative Thinking: Ability to craft diverse and innovative prompts that elicit desired responses from AI models.
7. Attention to Detail: Keen attention to language specifics including grammar syntax and semantic nuances to create precise and effective prompts.
8. Problem-Solving Skills: Capability to troubleshoot and optimize prompts to improve model performance and address issues.
9. Domain Knowledge: Ability to design accurate relevant prompts grounded in an understanding of financial data modeling company performance and researchsupporting both M&A and BD workflows.
10. Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze model outputs and feedback to iteratively improve prompt quality and effectiveness.
11. Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with team members and document prompt engineering processes.
12. Educational Background: A bachelors degree in computer science data science or a related field is preferred. Experience with financial data is a plus

Diversity Equity Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Banyan: Banyan affirms that inequality is detrimental to our Global Teams associates our Operating Companies and the communities we serve. As a collective our goal is to impact lasting change through our actions. Together we unite for equality and equity. Banyan is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic including race color genetic information creed national origin religion sex affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression lawful alien status ancestry age marital status or protected veteran status and will not discriminate against anyone on the basis of a disability. We support an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit qualifications experience ability and job performance.