Senior AI Engineer - RIVO AI Product & Platform at Surecomp

Kfar Saba, Center District, Israel -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

AI Engineering, Backend Development, LLM-based Systems, Python, Node.js, Prompt Engineering, Embeddings, AI API Orchestration, Production Rollout, Monitoring, Code Reviews, Architectural Discussions, Cloud Providers, Vector Databases, RAG Pipelines, Open-source Models

Industry

Software Development

Description

Who we are? Surecomp® is the market-leading provider of digital trade finance solutions for corporates and financial institutions. An industry pioneer for more than thirty-five years, we enable seamless, sustainable trade by breaking down barriers and fostering collaboration. Our award-winning portfolio of cloud and on-premises solutions streamlines the trade finance lifecycle for frictionless transaction processing, enhanced risk mitigation, compliance, decision support, and growth. Underpinned by global offices and an extensive partner network, our prestigious customer footprint spans over eighty countries across the world. For more information visit surecomp.com. Our Vision and Mission We believe that Sustainable global trade promotes growth and improves people’s lives. The better the world trades, the better society is. Our Mission is to enable seamless sustainable trade for everyone by removing barriers and facilitating collaboration. Introducing RIVO RIVO™ - our collaborative trade finance platform is a centralized digital hub through which any trade finance instrument can be managed to enhance efficiency and optimize customer service. This web-based portal provides open API access to every trade participant for a completely streamlined and sustainable transaction process. For more information on RIVO please visit rivo.trade About the Role We’re hiring a Senior AI Engineer to join a newly formed AI Engineering group dedicated exclusively to RIVO, our flagship SaaS platform transforming global trade finance. This is a high-impact role in a lean team with a clear mission: deliver production-grade AI capabilities end-to-end, from shaping the solution and validating it quickly, to production rollout, monitoring, and continuous improvement. We are not experimenting with AI. We are embedding it directly into the product, and building the AI foundation and reusable infrastructure that will power RIVO for years to come. If you are a senior backend engineer with strong hands-on experience building LLM-based systems in production, and you want to own meaningful AI solutions inside a global SaaS product, this role is for youLocation: Kfar Saba, Israel Reporting to: AI Team Lead Roles and Responsibilities Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-powered services and product features into production. Design and build scalable and reliable backend infrastructure to support AI capabilities (APIs, workflows, guardrails, monitoring, cost controls). Own the lifecycle of AI services end-to-end: discovery, prototyping, evaluation, production rollout, monitoring, iteration, and maintenance. Contribute to building RIVO’s AI foundation by developing reusable building blocks (shared libraries, templates, integration patterns, evaluation utilities). Apply advanced prompt engineering techniques and LLM orchestration patterns (tool/function calling, structured outputs, routing, fallback strategies) to achieve reliable and predictable behavior. Implement and optimize retrieval-based systems including embeddings, vector search, and RAG pipelines. Research, evaluate, and recommend models, tools, and frameworks, balancing quality, latency, cost, and maintainability. Write high-quality, production-ready code and actively participate in code reviews and architectural discussions. Requirements Knowledge and Experience 7+ years of software development experience, with at least 3 years focused on AI/LLM-based applications. Proven experience delivering AI capabilities into production environments and maintaining them over time. Deep understanding of LLMs and their practical application to real-world problems (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, open-source). Extensive experience with Python and/or Node.js for backend development in distributed systems. Strong grasp of prompt design, embeddings, and AI API orchestration. Experience with evaluating AI systems (offline evaluation, regression tests, monitoring, analytics). Advantages Experience working with cloud providers (AWS preferred) and modern engineering tools (CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure-as-code). Familiarity with vector databases (pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, OpenSearch). Solid understanding of RAG pipelines, reranking, hybrid retrieval techniques, and optimization strategies. Experience integrating open-source models or model-serving approaches (e.g., vLLM, llama.cpp, quantization, self-hosting). Skills Strong ownership and accountability, comfortable delivering independently and driving tasks to completion. Ability to operate in a global, multi-cultural environment and collaborate across time zones. Strong organizational and time management skills. Ability to prioritize tasks effectively and balance speed with quality. Strong work ethic, proactive, self-motivated, and results-driven. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Proficient in spoken and written English

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-powered services and product features into production. Own the lifecycle of AI services end-to-end, from discovery to maintenance.