USD per year
AI Engineer
About Abacum
Abacum is the leading Business Planning solution for finance teams to drive performance. By automating reporting, enabling collaboration, and simplifying planning and forecasting, we help finance teams shift from number crunching to driving strategic decisions. Founded in 2020 by two former CFOs, we’ve grown into a global team of 100+ people across 30+ nationalities. Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Toronto and Barcelona. We’re trusted by industry leaders such as Dish Networks, Strava, BetterUp, Kajabi, JG Wentworth, Abridge, Cortex, and hundreds more. We have raised over $100m, closing in June 2025 our $60M Series B, led by Scale Venture Partners, with the strong participation of Cathay Innovation, Y Combinator, Atomico, Creandum, and angel operators from Adyen, Zapier, and Twitch. Our mission is ambitious and we can’t do it alone - join Abacum as we build the future of Business Planning!
Who we are looking for
Abacum is seeking a talented AI Engineer to join our dynamic team AI Labs team. In this role, you won’t just be implementing APIs; you’ll be architecting the future of finance by building and deploying autonomous, agentic applications and build the AI core architecture on the platform. This is a high-impact opportunity to work at the cutting edge of AI, transforming complex customer challenges into intelligent, scalable solutions.
Responsibilities
- Drive continuous innovation within AI Labs by researching cutting-edge technologies and experimenting with new PoCs.
- Design and build sophisticated, multi-provider LLM workflows and autonomous agents capable of advanced reasoning and independent decision-making.
- Building MCP (Model Context Protocol) agents to bridge the gap between LLMs and our proprietary data ecosystems.
- Integrate AI capabilities into existing product workflows to automate and enhance core functionality.
- Optimize AI agent performance through fine-tuning, evaluations, prompt optimization, and system design through RAG pipelines.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and their practical applications.
- Proficiency in prompt engineering, chain-of-thought reasoning, context engineering, and token optimization techniques.
- 5+ years of Software engineering background with expertise in Python and cloud platforms.
- Hands-on experience with AI frameworks such as LangChain and LangGraph.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.
- Experience with AI evaluation frameworks, benchmarking, and performance optimization.
Bonus
- Strong experience with AI agent orchestration frameworks and architectures.
- Background in machine learning or predictive modeling to derive insights from large datasets.
- Knowledge of AI safety, alignment, and responsible AI development practices.
- Practical experience working with Vector Databases (e.g., pgvector, Pinecone,...
Abacum is an AI-native FP&A platform designed for FP&A teams to plan, report, model, and forecast on one platform. It connects source systems, automates busywork, and provides leverage for teams to lead. Features include AI Intelligence (Backsolving, Data Cleaning, Classification, Anomaly Detection, Modelling, Scenario Planning, Forecasting), Collaborative Financial Planning, Financial Reporting with dashboards and AI summaries, and Data Management with self-service integrations and ETL. Built for continuous collaborative planning that stays in sync with business growth. Supports FP&A processes year-round including Budgeting & Forecasting, Headcount Planning, Revenue Planning, Scenario Planning, Investor Reporting, P&L/BS/CF reporting, and Roll Ups. Offers expert onboarding and support included. Self-service & scalable by design; designed for adoption beyond finance; finance-owned not expert dependent. SOC 2 Type II certified, ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant.
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