AI Lead @ Debbie (Tel Aviv)
Looking for a hands-on AI engineer who wants to build the agentic layer of an early-stage fintech product.
🏅Who we are:
Debbie is the first rewards platform for financial wellness, where users can earn cashback for paying off debt and saving. We partner with banks and credit unions to help them acquire new young consumers as well as engage their existing members. As featured in Forbes, American Banker, CNN and more.
We have raised close to $9M from leading VCs in the US.
We have 18 live bank customers, 500K+ users, and are growing quickly to onboard more
A team of 11 hustlers with deep industry experience, plus a growing crew of AI agents
Today we have teams in NYC and Tel Aviv.
📆 Your typical day here:
You will lead AI at Debbie, partnering closely with our 2 founders and engineering team.
You'll build the AI that helps people make smarter money decisions, the agents that act on those decisions for them, and the internal agents that help our small team move like a much bigger one.
You'll set the technical direction for how we build with AI, then architect, ship and measure it in production. Brainstorm, architect, build and scale features, change real people’s lives and have fun doing it!
💼 Qualities:
You are passionate about building next-gen consumer tech products, and excited about what agents can do for people's finances
You're hands-on: you write the code, not just the roadmap
You care about measurable outcomes, not demos
You work well in lean teams who run fast
You hustle and are not afraid of responsibility
You enjoy learning and teaching new things
You enjoy getting constant love letters from users like 🔽
🛠️ Requirements:
5+ years of industry experience, including time at an early-stage startup/small team
You've shipped LLM or AI-agent features to production that real users relied on (agentic systems, RAG, tool-calling agents or AI pipelines)
Experience with agent architecture, evals and monitoring model quality and cost
Strong backend: Node.js/TypeScript (Python is a plus), SQL/PostgreSQL and system architecture
Browser automation or agentic browsing experience is a big plus
Must be highly product-oriented (ie you should care about what you're building!)
Strong communication skills and a proactive mindset
🛝 Benefits
Generous PTO / sick leave
Annual wellness stipend
And more!
Summary
Build the agentic layer of a financial wellness rewards product and set the technical direction for AI. Requires 5+ years of industry experience, LLM or AI-agent features shipped to production, agent architecture, evals, and a strong Node.js/TypeScript and PostgreSQL backend.
Responsibilities
Lead AI direction; architect, build, ship and measure AI features in production; build agents that act on financial decisions and internal agents; partner with founders and engineering
Qualifications
Shipped LLM or AI-agent features to production used by real users; experience with agent architecture, evals, and monitoring model quality and cost; strong Node.js/TypeScript backend and SQL/PostgreSQL; product-oriented; strong communication skills; proactive mindset
Experience requirements
5+ years of industry experience, including time at an early-stage startup or small team
Benefits
Generous PTO / sick leave; Annual wellness stipend