Sr. AI Systems Engineer

FinQuery stands at the forefront of accounting automation, driven by a deep specialty in contract-driven accounting. Our AI-enabled platform transforms how controllers and finance teams operate, seamlessly managing and accounting for the complex financial contracts—like leases, prepaids, and accruals—that are the backbone of modern business. We are not just a software provider; we are the unified subledger that eliminates time-intensive, error-prone technical accounting workflows, ensuring financial reports are accurate and empowering our customers to focus on strategic, high-value tasks.   FinQuery is the global leader in lease accounting (as recognized on G2.com) and serve more than 8,500 customers worldwide. Our growth trajectory has been consistently validated by the Inc 5000, which has recognized us as one of the fastest-growing private companies for five consecutive years. Benefits For Your Growth & Career: Annual employee development program stipend of $2,000 for each employee  Mentorship program (available immediately) Sabbatical program (4 weeks after 5 years of service)  Advancement opportunities based on results, not politics For Your Financial Well-being: 401(k) plan with employer matching Signing stipend for a work-from-home setup For Your Health & Wellness: Great health benefits with multiple plan option  Flexible PTO (including 11 holidays and your birthday off) Free gym membership at our office (Atlanta HQ) Casual dress environment (when in office) Catered lunches every Tuesday & Thursday (when in office) For Your Family & Life: Parental Leave Benefits Fertility/Adoption Assistance  Annual tutoring stipend for your children About Us FinQuery is an AI-powered contract management and accounting automation company trusted by over 8,000 organizations worldwide. Serving public, private, and government entities, we specialize in automating the accounting for an organization's largest areas of spend—including leases, prepaids, and accruals. Our intelligent platform abstracts and consolidates source documents to provide a complete system of record. This is what sets us apart: we are the only provider offering this unified view, giving our customers the insight needed to control costs, ensure compliance, and solve the problems that matter most. FinQuery is an equal opportunity employer to all persons, free from restrictions and prejudice based upon race, color, creed, religion, sex, domestic relationship status, parental status, family status, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, and disability status. FinQuery maintains a drug-free workplace. country: US all locations: [Atlanta, GA] commitment: Full-time department: Engineering location: Atlanta, GA team: AI Solve the Problems That Matter Most: The Sr. AI Systems Engineer is a technically sophisticated individual contributor responsible for designing, developing, and deploying agentic AI tools and autonomous workflows that eliminate manual bottlenecks and unlock operational leverage across the organization. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and AI/LLM architecture—translating complex business processes into intelligent, self-executing systems. The AI Systems Engineer brings deep engineering instincts to a fast-evolving toolset, building solutions that are not only functional but observable, maintainable, and aligned to strategic priorities.  How You'll Make an Impact:: Design and develop agentic AI workflows using LLM orchestration frameworks while implementing planning, reflection, and tool-use patterns Architect and build system integrations connecting AI agents to internal APIs, databases, and third-party SaaS platforms Develop and maintain Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) checkpoints and escalation logic to surface agentic decisions for human validation Implement observability and feedback loops within deployed agents to capture performance signals, exception rates, and decision traces Analyze existing technical workflows to identify automation opportunities and produce engineering-ready specifications Contribute to documentation standards for agentic systems including technical specs, architecture diagrams, and runbooks Partner with internal stakeholders to translate operational pain points into technical requirements Conduct all business in accordance with company policies and procedures Perform all other duties as assigned The Expertise You'll Bring:: Education and Experience Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree or 2 years with a Master's degree Preferred 3+ years in software or systems engineering with at least 1 year focused on LLM-based automation or agentic system design Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field preferred Knowledge and Abilities Proficiency in Python and at least one LLM orchestration framework such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or CrewAI Strong API integration skills across REST and GraphQL including comfort with various authentication patterns Working knowledge of prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and tool/function calling patterns Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases including schema design for agentic memory and state management Familiarity with cloud environments and deployment patterns for AI workloads Version control proficiency using Git with disciplined branching and documentation practices Ability to decompose complex processes into discrete and testable automation components Experience designing observability into systems including logging, alerting, and performance tracking Ability to communicate technical architecture and tradeoffs clearly to non-technical stakeholders Comfort working across functions to gather requirements and iterate on agent behavior