Candescent · 1 day ago
Lead AI Scientist
Elkhart County, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
4+ years expCandescent is the leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions. The Lead AI Scientist will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying AI-powered software solutions for banks and credit unions, requiring a deep understanding of AI technologies and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
BankingFinancial ServicesSaaS
Responsibilities
Contribute to Candescent’s AI vision aligned with product and platform strategy
Mentor other Agentic AI/AI/ML professionals providing guidance on best practices and technical expertise
Develop AI Agents, Gen AI/AI/ML Solutions, Custom data models and algorithms from conception to completion ensuring quality & timelines
Partner with Product & Engineering to develop secure, compliant, and scalable Agentic AI, Gen AI, AI & ML capabilities across our customer-facing and internal platforms
Identify opportunities for AI integration and expansion across various products & services
Develop AI-powered features across the digital banking platform, including fraud detection, smart personalization, chat and voice assistants, and intelligent automation
Champion AI used cases in open banking—powering smarter financial decisions through data aggregation, partner integrations, and predictive analytics
Drive integration of third-party AI tools and services into Candescent’s platform through APIs and SDKs
Establish and enforce best practices in model governance, quality management, bias mitigation, responsible AI & model explainability
Stay updated with the latest advancements in Agentic AI/Gen AI/AI/ML and propose innovative solutions to enhance the company's capabilities
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience in AI, ML, Gen AI, Agentic AI, NLP, Modelling & Real time decisioning systems
Excellent programming skills in Python, research/innovation experience, strong communication & collaboration skills
Hand-on experience in building Agents, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, transfer learning, Transformers, Deep Learning, innovation & research
Experience in GCP cloud, MLOps practices for CI/CD in AI/ML, deploying the APIs (FastAPI) & vector data bases
Familiarity with Open Banking standards, APIs, data-sharing frameworks, embedding third-party AI tools/APIs into core product workflows
Preferred
Experience in enterprise SaaS platforms; fintech or banking domain, Conversational AI, experience in product based company is strongly preferred
Company
Candescent
Candescent is a digital banking platform that offers online banking, account openings, and digital transaction services.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (7)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Donald Chesnut
Chief Design Officer
Gareth Gaston
Chief Product Officer
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