This is a builder role for someone who can take AI from “cool idea” to “customers actually use it.” You’ll ship production AI features across a large SaaS platform, working with a seasoned AI team to turn business needs into reliable, secure, scalable product capabilities.
About 8am
8am (formerly AffiniPay) is a professional business platform that helps legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Founded in 2005, it supports over 250,000 professionals across the U.S. with purpose-built solutions designed to simplify operations, support compliance, and fuel growth. The company has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for 13 consecutive years and continues to scale.
Schedule
Remote (U.S.). You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, data science, data, and cloud operations to take AI features from prototype through general availability. Salary range varies by location, with the listed U.S. range below.
What You’ll Do
- Translate business problems into AI-driven solutions in partnership with product managers and stakeholders
- Design, implement, and integrate AI features into existing 8am products
- Partner with the Data team to ensure data is collected, enriched, prepared, and staged for AI consumption
- Build and evaluate AI-powered services from prototypes through GA release
- Write high-quality Python code for data manipulation, LLM interactions, and performance evaluation
- Develop tools and infrastructure for reliable, scalable, secure AI deployment
- Deploy AI features with cloud operations, monitor impact, and iterate for continuous improvement
What You Need
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience (ideally full stack SaaS or backend)
- Proven experience building and deploying production-ready AI/ML services
- Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks, platforms, and related tooling
- Strong Python skills with data manipulation and evaluation workflows
- Experience building scalable data infrastructure and integrating models into broader SaaS systems
- Experience in AWS environments and modern DevOps practices
- Demonstrated experience using AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, decision-making, or drive innovation
Benefits
- Salary range: $150,000 to $180,000 annually (location may impact range)
- Medical, dental, and vision options, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees
- Competitive package with bonuses, equity options, and 401(k) match (or RRSP in Canada)
- Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and parental leave
- Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching
- Learning and development resources through 8am.edu plus professional development funds
- Volunteer time off, charitable matching, and team engagement events
AI product roles with real shipping responsibility don’t stay open long. If you’ve been waiting for the right platform to build on, this is one to move on.
Come build the AI features customers feel, not just the demos people clap for.
Happy Hunting,
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