AI Engineer at BlackLine in Surprise, AZ

Make Your Mark: We are hiring an AI Engineer to help build the next generation of customer-facing AI and agentic solutions within our FinTech SaaS platform. This role is designed for early-career engineers who combine strong theoretical foundations in AI/ML with a passion for hands-on building. You will work at the frontier of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Agentic systems, contributing to solutions that directly impact customers and business outcomes. You will collaborate with senior engineers and architects to rapidly prototype, validate, and scale AI-driven capabilities, while helping establish the engineering standards that will define our AI platform.

You'll Get To:

Rapid Prototyping & Solution Development

• Partner with engineering leaders to design and build prototypes based on emerging ideas and business needs
• Convert validated prototypes into scalable MVP solutions ready for production
• Contribute directly to the development of customer-facing AI and agentic applications Agentic AI Engineering
• Design and implement components of agentic systems, including:
• LLM-based reasoning and workflows
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines
• Multi-agent orchestration patterns
• Work across the lifecycle of AI systems, from model integration to deployment and monitoring Feasibility Analysis & Experimentation
• Evaluate the technical feasibility of new business ideas using empirical methods
• Build experiments and benchmarks to validate assumptions and guide decision-making
• Contribute to defining data-driven engineering guidelines for AI solutions AI/ML Engineering Standards & MLOps
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to establish AI/ML Ops (AIMLOps) standards
• Contribute to best practices in:
• Model lifecycle management
• Evaluation and monitoring
• Security and scalability of AI systems Governance & Platform Foundations
• Participate in defining organizational standards for governance and control planes of agentic AI systems
• Ensure solutions align with security, compliance, and responsible AI principles

What You'll Bring:

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a closely related field
• 2+ years of experience building customer-facing ML or agentic AI solutions (including internships)
• Demonstrated ability to deliver working AI systems, from prototype to production
• Strong theoretical grounding in:
• Machine Learning fundamentals
• Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Hands-on experience with:
• LLM training, fine-tuning, or prompt engineering
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Multi-agent orchestration frameworks
• Experience with at least one cloud-native AI/ML stack, preferably:
• Google Cloud (Vertex AI, etc.)
• Alternatively: AWS or equivalent platforms
• Familiarity with modern AI engineering tools and frameworks
• Innovative, curious, and self-driven, with a strong bias toward action
• Passionate about building scalable, secure AI solutions
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
• Customer-focused mindset, with an understanding of real-world impact
• Effective collaborator in cross-functional engineering environments

Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.

BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 3 days a week.

Salary Range: $128,000.00-$160,000.00

Pay Transparency Statement:

Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location.

In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.

We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations. For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model – for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.

BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.

Accommodations:

BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.