What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Specialist - Gen AI, NLP (Banking/Financial Services) position at SoFi?
The role
SoFi’s AI Specialist - GenAI, NLP (Banking / Financial Services) is a critical hands-on engineer position in SoFi’s growing independent risk organization focussed on applying data processing / reporting and practical artificial intelligence techniques to solve real world problems. This role will be instrumental in conceptualizing, prototyping and implementing best-in-class AI-based solutions to meet risk management requirements.
This hands-on individual contributor role will work closely with the Director of Risk Analytics, and will play a pivotal role in developing data, reporting, and infrastructure solutions supporting the risk function. This is a crucial role for the independent risk function as we execute our mission to help more members get their money right.
What you’ll do :
- AI Solution Development : Design and develop AI-based solutions leveraging available Generative AI (Gen AI) LLMs, natural language processing, and other transformer models as applicable, to enable enhanced risk reporting, conversational risk analysis / commentary, and automated risk management processes.
- Data Handling and Preprocessing : Work with large structured / unstructured data sets, performing data sourcing, preprocessing, tokenization, and feature extraction to prepare data for Gen AI adoption.
- Model Adoption : Design, develop, and optimize RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) on available LLMs integrated with vector databases to develop solutions for specific use cases to optimize output accuracy and effectiveness, ensuring enhanced user experiences.
- Cross Functional Collaboration : Coordinate with cross-functional teams to distill specific requirements, project roadmaps, and ensure accurate and on-time project deliveries
- Solution Performance Monitoring : Periodically assess solution performance ensuring they meet applicable performance, compliance, and security standards. Implement retraining and continuous improvement strategies.
- Proof of Concepts & Proposals - Identify areas for process enhancements and automation to streamline workflows and increase productivity within the risk management function.
- AI Innovation : Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in GenAI, LLMs, and NLP, evaluating and experimenting with new techniques and tools to push the boundaries of AI innovation in the banking sector.
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Compensation and Benefits
The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.
To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!
Pay range : $124,800.00 - $234,000.00
Payment frequency : Annual
This role is also eligible for a bonus, long term incentives and competitive benefits. More information about our employee benefits can be found in the link above.
Salary : $124,800 - $234,000
