Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Saddle PassAbout the role
Company Description Saddle Pass is a premier digital marketplace transforming how the equestrian industry connects, books, and manages services in a global market worth over $300B. The platform serves riders, horse owners, barns, and service providers with tools for discovery, booking, CRM, and scheduling across all disciplines, including Western, English, trail, dressage, and barrel racing. Users can access services such as lessons, trail rides, arena rentals, clinics, and specialized providers like farriers, vets, and haulers in one seamless experience. Built by equestrians for equestrians, Saddle Pass focuses on modern, user-friendly technology that matches the community’s high standards of professionalism and care. The product is live and growing, offering opportunities to shape its next phase of innovation.
Role Description The Artificial Intelligence Engineer will design, develop, and deploy AI-driven features that improve search, matching, recommendations, and automation across the Saddle Pass platform. Day-to-day responsibilities include building and training machine learning models, experimenting with neural network architectures, and applying pattern recognition techniques to user behavior and marketplace data. The role also involves implementing NLP solutions to enhance service discovery, user communication, and content understanding, as well as collaborating with software developers to integrate AI components into production systems. The Artificial Intelligence Engineer will work closely with product and operations partners to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and continuously refine models based on performance metrics. This is a part-time hybrid role based in Austin, TX, with a mix of on-site collaboration and work-from-home flexibility.
Qualifications
Strong foundation in Computer Science and Software Development, including data structures, algorithms, and production-grade code.
Experience with Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks for building and optimizing machine learning models.
Hands-on expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP) for search, recommendations, and text-based analytics.
Proficiency in relevant programming languages and frameworks (e.g., Python, PyTorch or TensorFlow, scikit-learn).
Familiarity with cloud platforms, APIs, and MLOps practices for deploying and maintaining AI solutions in production.
Ability to analyze complex datasets, define metrics, and communicate findings to technical and non-technical partners.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Interest in or familiarity with the equestrian industry and marketplace platforms is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy AI-driven features
- Build and train machine learning models
- Experiment with neural network architectures
- Implement NLP solutions for service discovery
- Collaborate with software developers to integrate AI components
Qualifications
- Strong foundation in Computer Science and Software Development
- Experience with Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks
- Hands-on expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Proficiency in programming languages like Python, PyTorch, or TensorFlow
- Familiarity with cloud platforms and MLOps practices
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Skills mentioned
About Saddle Pass
At Saddle Pass, our mission is simple: bring the equestrian industry into the modern era. Horse owners, riders, and service providers have been operating on group texts, cash payments, and word of mouth for decades — in a $300B global industry. We’re changing that. Saddle Pass is the premier marketplace for all equine services. Whether you’re a rider looking to book a lesson, a barn owner managing a full roster of clients, a farrier growing your book of business, or a horse owner searching for trusted providers — Saddle Pass is built for you. Our platform connects every side of the equestrian world in one seamless experience: — Discovery and booking for lessons, trail rides, arena rentals, and clinics — Marketplace tools for horse buying, selling, and leasing — Service provider profiles for farriers, vets, haulers, and more — CRM and scheduling tools built for barn and facility operators — All disciplines. No bias. Western, English, trail, dressage, barrel racing, and beyond. Built by equestrians, for equestrians — and designed with the same standard of excellence this community already demands. We’re live and growing. Join the waitlist at saddlepass.com.