AI Specialist

<p><span data-contrast="none">How do you want to pay? It’s a question you’ve answered on-screen or in-person thousands of times, but your choices have always been limited. Imagine the flexibility to pay however you want – card, QR code, credit, installments, debit, multiple currencies, reward points, or a combination of any of these - all on the same Account. Sound impossible? Episode Six makes the seemingly impossible happen every day.</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We’re a global provider of API-based issuer processing and ledger infrastructure. We’re 100% cloud-native, hyper-configurable, and a “Top 10 Place to Work in Fintech.” And we’re changing how people think about payments.</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Today, we’re powering payments for some of the world’s largest banks and numerous innovative fintechs. E6 is headquartered in Austin with offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Brisbane, and London. We provide technology for clients in 24 countries on four continents. Since 2018 when we launched with HSBC, we have grown more than 10x.</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Interested in redefining what’s possible in payments? Join Episode Six today.</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">What we’re hiring for: </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We are a growing fintech organization looking to add an </span><strong><span data-contrast="none">AI Specialist</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> to our team!</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">This is a distinctive role that sits at the intersection of solution architecture, client engagement, and artificial intelligence. You will be the primary AI expert within the team — responsible for both internal and external AI solutioning — working closely with clients, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to design, deliver, and continuously improve AI-powered solutions. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The role is primarily client-facing and solution-oriented, drawing on the depth of a Solutions Architect, with a strong secondary responsibility for the hands-on technical delivery, optimization, and troubleshooting of AI systems. The ability to code is highly desirable: the ideal candidate can move fluidly between whiteboarding a solution with a client and diving into the pipeline to resolve a performance issue.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">What you’ll be responsible for in this role: </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Client-Facing & Solution Leadership</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"=""> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead technical pre-sales exercises with customers, with a focus on AI capabilities and use cases</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Prepare and deliver compelling technical presentations, responses and demonstrations of AI solutions to both technical and business audiences</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead the design of AI solutions from conception to delivery, shaping clients’ thinking and articulating a clear path from business problem to production system</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Craft well-defined descriptions of operations and statements of work; partition solutions and support the definition of project specifications, requirements, and development needs</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Work with development teams and project managers to ensure AI solutions are delivered per the agreed scope, quality, and timelines</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Provide solutions assurance, ensuring proposals meet client business requirements and align with our technology strategy and standards</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Articulate and manage technical risks across AI engagements, including model reliability, data quality, security, and compliance considerations</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Support Episode Six’s goals and objectives including those related to sales, productivity, profitability, and industry penetration</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Assist in developing strategies and materials in support of Episode Six’s overall solution architecture practice, business development, and sales effort</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Contribute to our AI roadmap, shaping future AI solutions and capabilities</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Provide subject matter expertise on AI to clients and colleagues across the business</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Travel may be required to support client engagements</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">AI Architecture & Technical Delivery</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"=""> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own the design and architecture of AI solutions, including the selection and configuration of appropriate foundational models for each use case (cloud-hosted and on-premises inference)</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead prompt engineering efforts: system prompts, tool-use definitions, multi-turn agent workflows, output parsing, and guardrail design to ensure accuracy, safety, and commercial-grade quality</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures: document ingestion and chunking strategies, embedding models, vector databases, hybrid retrieval (dense and sparse), re-ranking, and context assembly</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Evaluate, benchmark, and continuously optimise AI solutions against defined quality metrics, including retrieval accuracy, hallucination detection, response quality, and latency</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Troubleshoot AI pipeline performance issues, identifying and resolving accuracy, reliability, and throughput problems across cloud and on-premises inference environments</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Work with internal stakeholders — engineering, security, and product — to ensure AI solutions are architecturally sound, secure, and aligned with compliance requirements (including PCI DSS and SOC 2)</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Maintain deep and current knowledge of the rapidly evolving foundational model landscape, advising leadership and clients on model selection, vendor capabilities, and emerging techniques</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Build and maintain AI evaluation frameworks: automated metrics, regression testing, and continuous quality monitoring to support ongoing improvement</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">What experiences and skills are necessary to be successful in this role: </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Required</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"=""> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">8–10+ years of experience in customer-facing roles, solution architecture, and/or technical design, ideally within financial services or technology</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrated experience designing and deploying LLM-powered applications in production (not just prototypes)</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Deep understanding of RAG architecture: document chunking strategies, embedding models, vector databases (e.g. OpenSearch, ChromaDB, Pinecone), hybrid retrieval, and re-ranking</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Proven prompt engineering capability: system prompts, tool-use definitions, output parsing, and multi-turn agent workflow design for complex, production-grade AI systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Strong working knowledge of foundational model ecosystems, including cloud-hosted inference (AWS Bedrock, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Gemini) and on-premises inference (Ollama, locally-deployed models)</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Excellent communication skills (English) — ability to engage across a broad range of stakeholders at the appropriate level, whether business or technical</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Strong ability to articulate AI concepts clearly: verbally, visually, and in writing</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience working with APIs and cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Ability to evaluate AI solution quality and drive continuous improvement through structured measurement</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Very driven and self-motivated, able to work autonomously and make decisions confidently in ambiguous situations</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">A team player with a ‘can-do’, entrepreneurial attitude that thrives in an agile, ever-changing environment</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Highly Desirable</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"=""> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Coding ability — particularly Python — to build, prototype, debug, and optimise AI solutions directly rather than purely directing others</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">FastAPI, LangChain / LangGraph, async programming, Redis integration</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience working with multi-model architectures spanning cloud and on-premises inference environments</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Familiarity with AI evaluation frameworks: automated metrics (Recall@5, MRR, LLM-as-judge), human evaluation protocols, and regression testing</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience in regulated industries, with working awareness of PCI DSS, SOC 2, and GDPR requirements as they relate to AI systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Knowledge of payment processing concepts: card issuance, transaction authorisation, ledger management, multi-currency operations, and the global payments landscape</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with developer tooling, developer portals, or API documentation systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with AWS services including ECS, OpenSearch Serverless, ElastiCache, Bedrock, and CloudWatch</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Familiarity with WebSocket / SSE streaming for real-time AI response delivery</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Application architecture knowledge in Java-based systems and cloud/on-premises infrastructure</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 335559739":60}"=""> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">What makes a successful E6er? </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{" 134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259,"469777462":[720],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[1]}"=""> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">We appreciate the unique backgrounds, skill sets, experiences, and contributions each E6er brings. With a strong culture of respect for all, we foster an inclusive and supportive environment for every E6er to excel and grow.</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">We take immense pride in everything we do, no matter how big or small. We work hard, we work smart, and we sweat the details. We are humble enough to know that we do not know it all. We are excited to come to work every day, knowing we will be learning, improving, innovating, and making an impact.</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">A people first mentality. Professional development from day 1, a 360 focus on your wellbeing, and the ability to work where you need to, we’re here to support you. </span><span data-ccp-props="{" 134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="none">E6 is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.</span><span data-ccp-props="{" 201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"=""> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">E6 is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities who may require additional assistance in engaging in our application and interview process. Please feel free to reach out to E6's Talent Acquisition Team at </span><a href="mailto:recruiting@episodesix.com"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">recruiting@episodesix.com</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none"> if you need any assistance completing our application or need accommodations during your interview process.</span></p>

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