Job Description
About Gusto
Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses manage their teams with:
- Full-service payroll
- Health insurance
- 401(k)s
- Expert HR
- Team management tools
Company Locations and Audience
- Offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York
- Serves over 400,000 businesses nationwide
Mission and Culture
Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life. We are committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually.
Position: Principal Applied AI Scientist
Join our AI team to develop our Generative AI capabilities.
About The Role
We aim to accelerate AI investments to solve customer pain points by:
- Exploring innovative AI solutions
- Rapid prototyping
- Scaling solutions to production
Work alongside multidisciplinary teams including Product Engineers, PMs, and Designers.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, evaluate, and deploy AI-powered products using LLMs
- Framing AI problems and designing solutions
- Choosing frameworks and building systems
- End-to-end ownership of customer impact
Daily Tasks
- Develop and deploy innovative AI solutions
- Experiment with multi-agent frameworks for autonomous systems
- Improve LLMs through pre-training, fine-tuning, and RLHF
- Build evaluation metrics and assess methods for LLMs
- Collaborate with engineering teams for API service requirements
- Research and apply novel AI techniques for enhanced user experiences
Requirements
- 8+ years in AI application development, evaluation, and production deployment
- Experience with Agentic AI frameworks (LangGraph, Llama-Index)
- Proven Python programming skills suitable for production
- Ability to prototype AI solutions quickly
- Experience with multi-agent AI systems automating workflows
Compensation
- Denver, Chicago, Atlanta: $191,000 - $237,000/year
- Los Angeles, Seattle: $208,000 - $258,000/year
- San Francisco, New York: $225,000 - $279,000/year
Final offers depend on experience and expertise.
Office Expectations
- Employees at Denver, SF, NY offices: 2-3 days/week in office
- Remote work possible with reliable internet
Diversity & Inclusion
Gusto values diverse backgrounds, fosters an inclusive environment, and is an equal opportunity employer. We provide accommodations for disabilities and veteran status.
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