Lead AI Engineer

Job Summary

To shape the AI strategy and architecture for a customer-facing digital insurance platform, the remote Lead AI Engineer will define the AI engineering roadmap, make high-stakes technical decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the effective integration of AI solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the AI engineering roadmap and architecture standards across the organization
• Architect AI solutions for the enterprise platform, ensuring systems are designed for scale, reliability, and cost-efficiency
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership to align AI capabilities with business outcomes

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with mastery in designing and shipping production systems
• 2+ years building production LLM/GenAI and agentic systems, with fluency in AI-assisted coding tooling
• Proficiency in Python and the modern GenAI application stack
• Experience making and communicating build vs. buy vs. integrate decisions at an organizational level