Engineering / Data
AI Engineer
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Employment type
- Part-Time / Internship
- Commitment
- 10–20 hrs/week
- Location
- Ghana-based preferred
- Experience level
- Student / Early-career
- Engagement terms
- Confirmed in writing before you start
- Duration
- Agreed at onboarding
About the Role
The AI Engineer will explore and build intelligent solutions that improve how Cornerstone understands transaction behaviour, identifies unusual activity, and delivers helpful financial experiences.
Your work may contribute to Cornerstone's analytical tools, internal automation, and AI-assisted customer experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Research and prototype transaction behaviour analysis and fraud detection techniques.
- Support development of responsible, explainable financial behaviour scoring models.
- Clean, process, and analyse appropriately authorised datasets.
- Develop prototypes using Python and relevant AI/ML libraries.
- Help design AI-assisted internal tools and customer support workflows.
- Evaluate model accuracy, bias, performance, and reliability.
- Collaborate with backend developers on safe integration approaches.
- Document assumptions, limitations, testing results, and model performance.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of Python.
- Basic understanding of machine learning, statistics, and data analysis.
- Familiarity with Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, or equivalent libraries.
- Ability to build or explain a practical data science or AI project.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Understanding of responsible data handling and privacy.
- Willingness to learn fintech-specific risk and behavioural analysis.
Preferred
Expected Contribution
Research findings, tested prototypes, documented evaluation results, and useful insights for product development.
Any credit-related scoring model remains subject to appropriate validation, oversight, and partner approval before it affects financial decisions.
What We Offer
- Guidance on applying AI responsibly to real financial data and products
- Flexible, remote-first working arrangement
- Practical experience contributing to a developing fintech company
- Real products and real business challenges
- Task guidance, feedback, and professional development
- Exposure to cross-functional collaboration and startup operations
- Certificate or reference letter on successful completion of an eligible internship, subject to performance
- Consideration for expanded responsibilities or future roles, depending on performance and company growth
Engagement terms are confirmed in writing before you start. Future employment is not guaranteed.
Our Hiring Process
- 1ApplySend your CV, a short introduction, and any portfolio or GitHub links.
- 2Conversation or Practical ReviewA short role-based conversation or practical exercise.
- 3OfferRole, reporting contact, commitment, and engagement terms, confirmed in writing before you start.
Ready to Build With Us?
Include your CV, a short introduction, and any portfolio, GitHub, or work samples. Tell us what you hope to contribute and learn at Cornerstone.
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