Staff Applied AI Engineer

Zania is building agentic AI for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) to solve the massive problem of legacy systems with notoriously low NPS scores. The company is seeking a Staff Applied AI Engineer to lead the charge in creating AI systems designed to outperform the world's leading experts in GRC.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience (post-M.S./Ph.D.) in an applied AI or machine learning engineering role
• Proven Product Sense: A track record of shipping reliable, production-scale ML products
• Expertise in Applied AI: Direct, hands-on experience building with LLMs, including fine-tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic systems
• High-Agency & Drive: A relentless drive for world-class accuracy and a bias for action in fast-paced environments

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation & Equity
• Relocation assistance