About the role
Confido is the AI infrastructure powering CPG brands from deduction to production plan. We unify cash application, deductions, disputes, trade promotion management, forecasting, demand planning, and analytics in one integrated platform. The result: measurable time savings, smarter top- and bottom-line decisions, and the speed to scale.
Confido is trusted by 200+ brands managing $20B+ in revenue, including OLIPOP, Simple Mills, Dr. Squatch, Tropicana, and more.
We’ve achieved best-in-class growth and recently raised a $15M Series A led by Footwork Ventures and Y Combinator to accelerate our momentum.
As a Senior AI / ML Engineer , you will help build the core AI systems powering the Confido platform—from LLM-powered document understanding to predictive models that help brands make better decisions.
You’ll work closely with engineering and product to bring AI capabilities from research to production.
Location: New York, NY (Relocation supported)
What You'll Do
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Own the AI/ML lifecycle: research → prototyping → production deployment → monitoring
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Build systems that extract structured data from complex financial documents
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Develop agentic workflows that retrieve and reason over fragmented enterprise systems
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Build predictive models to forecast brand sales and financial performance
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Detect anomalies in retailer and sales data
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Develop recommendation systems that optimize retailer promotions
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Partner with engineering and product to integrate AI capabilities into the platform
Example Problems
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AI-powered ingestion of invoices, deductions, and retailer reports
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Agent workflows that retrieve data from legacy systems
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Sales forecasting models for large CPG brands
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Anomaly detection across retailer performance data
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Promotion optimization models
What We're Looking For
Required
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2+ years of applied AI / ML experience
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Experience building and deploying production ML systems
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Experience working with LLMs or NLP systems
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Strong product mindset and ability to translate AI capabilities into real-world applications
Nice to Have
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Experience fine-tuning LLMs (Llama, GPT, etc.)
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Experience building agentic workflows or retrieval systems
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Startup experience or comfort working in fast-moving environments
Confido provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
About Confido
AI-enabled financial automation and intelligence for CPG Brands
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Job details
Salary
$210,000 - $280,000
Location
NYC Office
Experience
3+ years
Funding
Total raised
$20M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
