Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Title: AI EngineerLocation: Warren, NJ (Hybrid)Full-time Requirement Position Overview:We are seeking a skilled and motivated AI Engineer (Mid-Level). This role sits at the intersection of Generative AI, MLOps, and Intelligent Agent development and is responsible for designing, building, and deploying AI-powered solutions that directly support our P&C insurance operations. You will work closely with the client’s data engineering, analytics, and business teams to deliver LLM-powered applications, automated AI agents, and production-ready ML pipelines across claims, underwriting, and actuarial domains. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role for an engineer who is comfortable moving from architecture whiteboard to working code.Role & Responsibilities Overview:Generative AI & LLM EngineeringDesign, fine-tune, and deploy Large Language Models (LLMs) for insurance-specific use cases including document intelligence, claims summarization, policy interpretation, and underwriting Q&A.Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using vector databases (e.g., Azure AI Search, Pinecone, ChromaDB) to ground LLM outputs in enterprise knowledge bases.Develop prompt engineering frameworks and systematic evaluation pipelines to ensure LLM output quality, consistency, and safety in regulated insurance contexts.Integrate LLM capabilities with internal data platforms via LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Semantic Kernel.Evaluate and benchmark foundational models (OpenAI GPT-4o, Azure OpenAI, Claude, Mistral, and Llama) against insurance-specific tasks to guide platform selection.AI Agents & Automation:Architect and implement autonomous AI agents capable of multi-step reasoning, tool use, and decision-making for workflows such as FNOL triage, claims routing, policy lookup, and compliance checks.Build agentic frameworks using patterns such as ReAct, Chain-of-Thought, and Tool-Augmented Agents to handle complex, multi-turn insurance workflows.Design human-in-the-loop (HITL) checkpoints and escalation logic to ensure AI agents operate within defined risk and compliance boundaries.Integrate agents with internal APIs, data platforms, and enterprise systems using orchestration tools such as Azure Logic Apps, Apache Airflow, or Databricks Workflows.Develop guardrails, monitoring, and audit logging for all deployed agents to meet regulatory and governance standards.MLOps & Model Deployment:Build and maintain end-to-end MLOps pipelines covering model training, versioning, validation, deployment, and monitoring using MLflow, Azure ML, and Databricks.Implement CI/CD pipelines for ML models using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, enabling reliable, repeatable model releases.Deploy models as REST APIs or batch inference services on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or Azure Container Apps, ensuring scalability and low-latency response.Establish model monitoring frameworks to detect data drift, model degradation, and prediction anomalies in production.Manage the model registry and lineage tracking to maintain governance and auditability of all AI assets.Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure feature pipelines are production-grade, versioned, and integrated with the Feature Store on Databricks or Azure ML.Collaboration & Delivery:Work closely with business analysts, actuaries, underwriters, and claims professionals to translate domain requirements into AI solution designs.Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives as an active delivery contributor.Produce clear, well-structured technical documentation including solution designs, API specs, model cards, and deployment runbooks.Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal AI engineering best practices and standards.Candidate Profile:Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field. An advanced degree is preferred.3–5 years of professional experience in AI/ML engineering, with demonstrated delivery of production-grade AI systems.Hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-powered applications using frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Semantic Kernel.Proven experience implementing MLOps pipelines in cloud environments (Azure preferred).Experience developing AI agents or automation workflows using agentic frameworks.Experience with Azure, Databricks and/or FabricGood programming experience on Python and SparkGenerative AI & LLMsOpenAI/Azure OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo), Claude, Mistral, or open-source LLMs (Llama 3, Falcon)RAG architectures, vector search, embeddings (OpenAI, Cohere, Sentence Transformers)LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic KernelPrompt engineering, few-shot learning, instruction tuning, RLHF conceptsAI Agents & AutomationAgentic frameworks: ReAct, Tool-Augmented Agents, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAIWorkflow orchestration: Apache Airflow, Databricks Workflows, Azure Logic AppsAPI design and integration: REST, GraphQL, WebhooksMLOps & Model ServingMLflow (experiment tracking, model registry, model serving)Azure Machine Learning, Databricks AutoML & Feature StoreDocker, Kubernetes (AKS), Azure Container AppsCI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub ActionsModel monitoring: Evidently AI, Azure ML monitoring, or equivalentPrior experience in financial services, insurance, or regulated industries is strongly preferred.