AI Product Development Associate

ABOUT THE ROLE

Accela is seeking a motivated and curious AI Product Development Associate to support the development of cutting-edge AI/ML solutions for our Civic Platform and Digital Plan Room. You will work closely with our Sr. AI Solutions Architect and cross-functional teams to help design, prototype, and evaluate AI-powered features that enhance the efficiency and intelligence of digital plan review processes.

This will be a six month temporary role.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the development and testing of AI/ML models, including LLMs, RAG pipelines, and computer vision tools.
• Support data preparation, annotation, and preprocessing tasks for training and evaluating models.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to integrate AI features into product workflows.
• Help build and maintain model evaluation dashboards and performance monitoring tools.
• Research and prototype new AI technologies and frameworks relevant to plan review automation.
• Document findings, experiments, and best practices to support knowledge sharing and future development.
• REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, or a related field.
• Familiarity with Python and common AI/ML libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, OpenCV).
• Understanding of foundational AI concepts such as NLP, computer vision, and model evaluation.
• Experience with REST APIs, Git, and basic DevOps tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with a collaborative mindset.

ABOUT ACCELA

For nearly 20 years, Accela has been an industry leader in designing and delivering government software to improve efficiency, increase citizen engagement and enable the development of thriving communities. Today, citizens are savvy to how services should be delivered, and expect a consistently convenient, openly transparent view into their local government. While government agencies struggle to do more with less, our mission has never been more critical. Accela provides a robust, cloud-based platform of government software solutions that accelerate growth, efficiency, and transparency in communities of all sizes. From planning, to building, to service request management and more, Accela’s SaaS offerings level the playing field for small and medium governments and enable smaller agencies to leverage larger city technologies. Our open and flexible technology helps agencies address specific needs today, while ensuring they are well prepared for the emerging challenges of the future.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION Accela believes in developing and nurturing a workplace community where our differences are celebrated, and everyone feels a sense of psychological safety and belonging. Accela is committed to putting resources and attention towards evolving our practices, policies, and philosophies to enable diversity to thrive and to support equity in opportunity for everyone.

COMPENSATION AND WELL-BEING

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $20/hour - $25/hour. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience. In addition to an annual base salary, this role is eligible to earn commissions.

This temporary, non-exempt position is not benefits eligible except for statutory requirements.

Accela is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and will respond to requests for job accommodations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or based on disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

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