MeridianLink - AI Engineer II (AI Platform)

• $104,148 – $177,600 • MeridianLink runs a comprehensive background check, credit check, and drug test as part of our offer process. • It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the salary range. The actual salary will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law including geographical location. • t is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the salary range. • Meridianlink offers: • Insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability) • Flexible paid time off • 401(k) plan with company match • All compensation and benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying plans or programs, as applicable and as may be amended, terminated, or superseded from time to time. • This AI Engineer II is a mid-level engineering role responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining AI platform components that enable MeridianLink's products to deliver AI-powered features consistently and reliably. You will work within the AI platform team to implement services such as model integration layers, retrieval-augmented generation infrastructure, prompt management systems, and evaluation pipelines. This role collaborates closely with Senior and Staff engineers on architecture, works directly with product engineering teams to understand their AI integration needs, and helps establish the standards and patterns teams follow when building on top of the AI platform. • Core Platform Development • Implement AI platform components — including model serving layers, retrieval infrastructure, prompt management, and output evaluation services — under the guidance of Senior and Staff engineers • Develop and maintain APIs that product teams use to integrate AI capabilities into their applications • Build observability and monitoring into platform services to track output quality, latency, cost, and system health • Contribute to design discussions and provide input on trade-offs between simplicity, reliability, and scalability • Integration & Collaboration • Work with product engineering teams to understand how they want to use AI capabilities and translate requirements into platform features • Participate in technical design sessions and code reviews with product teams building on the AI platform • Help identify patterns where multiple product teams are solving the same AI integration problem and consolidate that work • Standards, Documentation & Knowledge Sharing • Contribute to documentation, reference implementations, and runbooks that help product teams adopt AI platform services • Participate in defining and enforcing integration standards — API contracts, error handling patterns, cost attribution • Mentor junior engineers (Engineer I) and help them grow their understanding of AI systems and platform design • AI Reliability & Safety • Implement evaluation and monitoring pipelines that give teams visibility into AI output quality and model behavior • Contribute to content safety standards and compliance guardrails appropriate for a regulated financial services environment • Help design systems that properly handle PII, maintain audit trails, and meet data residency requirements in AI pipelines • Build the AI Platform: Work on critical infrastructure that powers AI across all of MeridianLink's products. Your work directly enables product teams to deliver AI-powered features faster and more reliably. • Collaborative Culture: We encourage an open, collaborative work culture where every idea is valued. As a fully remote company, we're intentional about creating meaningful opportunities to connect with your team. • Continuous Learning: We're committed to helping you grow professionally. You'll have access to AI/ML training, job-specific technical development, monthly soft-skill sessions, and mentorship from experienced Senior and Staff engineers. • Work on Meaningful Problems: Your work goes beyond code. You'll help create reliable, safe, and compliant AI systems that empower financial institutions to serve their communities better. • Career Development: We promote from within and believe in developing our employees for long-term growth toward Staff and Principal roles. • Accessible Leadership: Our open-door policy gives you direct access to executives. We want to hear your ideas and feedback. • Work-Life Balance: We understand that you have a full life outside work. We honor your personal commitments while maintaining productivity. • Great Place to Work: MeridianLink is certified as a Great Place to Work® for 2026.