AI / ML Engineer

📋 Job Overview

We are a fast-growing SaaS company on a mission to propel the restoration industry forward by empowering restoration companies with the technology they need to scale and grow their businesses. Recently voted a Top 10 Start-up in Chicago by LinkedIn and a Top Start-up by Built In, and backed by Y Combinator, this is an exciting time to join our team as we enter a stage of rapid growth and product expansion. We’re looking for an AI / ML Engineer to help us build production-grade AI systems that power real operational workflows across our platform. This role is hands-on and highly impactful — you’ll work on NLP, LLM-powered features, AI-driven automations, and scalable machine learning systems that are actively used by customers. You’ll collaborate closely with product, engineering, and leadership, owning AI features end-to-end — from data and models to APIs and production deployment — while helping shape the future of AI at Albi.

🏢 About Albi

We are a fast-growing SaaS company on a mission to propel the restoration industry forward by empowering restoration companies with the technology they need to scale and grow their businesses. Recently voted a Top 10 Start-up in Chicago by LinkedIn and a Top Start-up by Built In, and backed by Y Combinator, this is an exciting time to join our team as we enter a stage of rapid growth and product expansion.

🎯 The Role

You’ll collaborate closely with product, engineering, and leadership, owning AI features end-to-end — from data and models to APIs and production deployment — while helping shape the future of AI at Albi.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy applied AI and ML features used in production environments
• Develop NLP and LLM-based systems (classification, extraction, summarization, QA, RAG)
• Build and maintain AI-driven workflows and automations integrated with core product logic
• Design and implement backend services and APIs to support AI inference and data processing
• Work with embeddings, vector search, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines
• Train, fine-tune, and optimize domain-specific machine learning models
• Improve model performance across accuracy, latency, reliability, and cost
• Deploy and monitor ML systems in cloud environments
• Collaborate closely with product managers and engineers to deliver impactful AI features
• Participate in architectural decisions, code reviews, and technical planning
• Contribute to testing, monitoring, and continuous improvement of AI systems in production

📌 Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in AI / ML or software engineering roles
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Hands-on experience with machine learning, NLP, or LLM-based systems
• Experience deploying ML models or AI services into production
• Experience building and integrating RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and production reliability
• Strong problem-solving skills and a product-oriented mindset
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills

🎁 Benefits

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Competitive salary (based on experience and location)
• Generous PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 401(k) plan
• High ownership and autonomy over your work
• Collaboration with a team of smart, kind, and motivated engineers
• An environment where your ideas are valued and growth is prioritized
• Regular team events and company off-sites
• Equipment budget to help you do your best work
• Ongoing learning, mentoring, and career development opportunities

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

No visa or eligibility information provided.