Job Description Summary:
AI Engineer & Applied Researcher
Overview
In the role of AI Engineer & Applied Researcher for our Tax, Accounting, & Audit SaaS platform, you will take early ideas and build prototypes, while experimenting with advanced technologies and platforms. You should be willing to take on challenges of unknown dimensions, and work hand in hand with tax and accounting professionals, customers, UX, and data scientists to prototype and test early concepts. You will need to have very strong technical skills, deep curiosity, business acumen, and the ability to think fast and act fast.
In this space, we are innovating and delivering production AI solutions across critical tax, accounting & audit domains, including:
- Tax and accounting expertise
- Financial document understanding
- Compliance and regulatory guidance
- Fraud detection and risk assessment
- Audit procedure automation
- Cross-functional business integration
We are seeking an AI Engineer & Applied Researcher who combines a strong scientific and engineering foundation with a practical, solution-oriented mindset. This role focuses on building impactful AI solutions that address real-world challenges and deliver measurable value. If you are passionate about running large-scale AI experiments, designing new solutions on the cusp of what is technically possible, and building scalable and maintainable systems, we invite you to join our team.
Position Responsibilities
- Develop and Deploy AI Solutions: Design and implement reliable and high-performing code for AI products that deliver measurable business impact.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work effectively with product, engineering, and subject matter experts to ensure alignment on meeting customer needs.
- Drive Innovation: Identify, evaluate, and integrate emerging AI technologies to ensure optimal solutions aligned with business value.
- Advance Research: Contribute through product innovations, published research, or intellectual property that integrates cutting-edge advancements.
- Foster Best Practices: Establish and uphold best practices in AI/ML, including rigorous testing, validation, and documentation. Mentor and guide team members to foster a culture of scientific excellence and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
You’re a fit for the role of AI Engineer & Applied Researcher if you have:
- A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 7+ years of experience developing and deploying AI/ML systems in production.
- Proven success in translating complex customer challenges into high-quality, impactful AI solutions.
- Advanced understanding of large language models, including best practices in combining LLMs with search, enhancing with domain-specific content, and evaluation.
- Proficiency in software development, encompassing version control, testing, and CI/CD pipelines, with demonstrated expertise knowledge in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information to cross-functional stakeholders.
- A results-driven mindset with a focus on delivering scalable, maintainable, and impactful solutions.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Domestic travel 5% to 10% of total work time
Benefits:
A comprehensive benefits package that begins your first day of employment. Additional Information: Wolters Kluwer offers great benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available - https://www.mywolterskluwerbenefits.com/index.html
Diversity Matters
Wolters Kluwer strives for an inclusive company culture in which we attract, develop, and retain diverse talent to achieve our strategy. As a global company, having a diverse workforce is of the utmost importance. We've been recognized by employees as a European Diversity Leader in the Financial Times, as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2022, 2021 and 2020 and as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women in 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. In 2020, we placed third in the Female Board Index, and were recognized by the European Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index. Wolters Kluwer and all of our subsidiaries, divisions and customer/departments is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.
Compensation:
Target salary range CA, CT, CO, DC, HI, IL, MD, MN, NY, RI, WA: $183,700 - $260,050
Top Skills
What We Do
Wolters Kluwer (www.wolterskluwer.com) is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.
Founded in 1836 and headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, the company serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries and employs 18,600 people worldwide.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2019 annual revenues of €4.6 billion. Listed on Euronext Amsterdam, Wolters Kluwer shares (WKL) are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).
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