Senior Applied Scientist- AI/ML

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
180K-215K Annually
Financial Services
Build what’s next in estate and tax planning with the industry leader
The Role
Wealth.com is the industry’s leading estate planning platform, empowering financial advisors to offer modern, comprehensive estate planning solutions to their clients. By combining cutting-edge technology, AI, and unmatched human expertise, we deliver a seamless experience that sets us apart. Beyond having one of the most coveted domain names in FinTech, wealth.com is a dynamic, revenue-generating startup experiencing rapid yet sustainable growth.

A key reason behind our position as the #1 estate planning platform is our team. Our people thrive in a collaborative, supportive culture that fosters innovation and makes wealth.com a place where everyone truly enjoys working. Wealth.com is certified as a Great Place to Work for 2024 and named a 2024 finalist for Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators!

We are looking for passionate individuals seeking to apply the latest advancements in Large Language Models (LLM), Computer Vision (CV) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) in the legal & financial tech sector.

Applied Scientists will work collaboratively with Software Engineers and other Applied Scientists to pursue a broad range of AI initiatives. By using a combination of various state-of-the-art natural language and vision models, Applied Scientists will help build complex legal AI agents.

The Applied Scientist will:

  • Finetune and integrate the latest Large Language Models (LLMs) such as OpenAI/Gemini/Claude/Llama/MistralAI models into production systems.
  • Train, finetune and deploy large-scale NLP and CV models to power complex document understanding experiences.
  • Design and implement scalable, efficient and highly precise Q&A RAG frameworks 
  • Work with complex datasets from various sources to build Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) data pipelines for downstream tasks
  • Collaborate with other product managers and engineers in the team to build tools to evaluate and improve the end-to-end AI quality of our production systems.
  • Effectively communicate and demonstrate work to stakeholders
  • Lead projects from end to end, take full ownership, and make key decisions about architecture, modeling approaches, and tools. 
  • Align technical work with business goals and communicate the impact of machine learning models in terms of business outcomes.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's, Master’s OR PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • Experience building sophisticated RAG pipelines with LLMs (with frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hamilton, etc.)
  • Experience working on deep learning architectures specifically with Natural language-based models (Pytorch/Tensorflow), vector databases and graph databases
  • Experience developing applications using prompt engineering, fine tuning, Google Vertex AI APIs, Azure Open AI APIs or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) AND 7+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) 
  • OR Master’s/PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) AND 5+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • OR equivalent experience.
  • 1+ year(s) experience creating publications (e.g., patents, peer-reviewed academic papers)
  • 3+ years experience writing production code as well as deploying and maintaining shipped AI/ML models over time
  • 2+ years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings) in areas of machine learning, deep learning, NLP, data mining, information retrieval
  • 5+ years of experience in Python

Why you'll love working for wealth.com

  • Competitive Salary.
  • Fully remote, flexible work environment. We do however meet together in person several times a year.
  • Full medical and dental benefits. 
  • Unlimited PTO in an environment where taking time off to relax or recharge is supported and encouraged.
  • Paid Parental Leave.
  • Company equity managed through Carta.
  • 401k with Match and 100% vesting upon hire.
  • Free estate planning!

Wealth is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people from all backgrounds to apply. Should you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Wealth Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wealth and has not been reviewed or approved by Wealth.

  • Inclusive Benefits Coverage Health coverage is described as full medical, dental, and vision “for you and your family,” indicating dependent eligibility. The phrasing is noted as more generous than the typical employee‑only baseline.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with 100% company match and immediate vesting from day one is explicitly advertised. This day‑one vesting is characterized as an unusually employee‑friendly design and is called out repeatedly in company materials.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth The package includes flexible/unlimited PTO, paid holidays (including your birthday), and paid parental leave. These offerings span rest, holidays, and family time.

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HQ: New York, New York
150 Employees
Year Founded: 2021

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Wealth.com is the industry’s leading AI-powered estate and tax planning platform, empowering thousands of wealth management firms to modernize how planning guidance is delivered to clients. Purpose-built for financial institutions, Wealth.com is the only tech-led, end-to-end platform that enables firms to scale estate and tax planning with efficiency, consistency and measurable client impact. Trusted by some of the largest names in finance, Wealth.com combines proprietary AI, enterprise-grade security, and deep legal and tax expertise to support the full spectrum of client needs, from foundational estate plans to the most sophisticated estate strategies. With the introduction of Wealth.com Tax Planning, firms can deliver more integrated, proactive planning through a single platform. Wealth.com has been widely recognized for innovation and leadership, earning Top Estate Planning Technology and Top Estate Planning Implementation at the 2025 WealthManagement.com Industry Awards, the 2024 Best Technology Provider in the Trust category, and #1 estate planning market share in the 2025 Kitces AdvisorTech Study.

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