Newfront

Newfront

Staff AI Engineer

United States (Remote) · Staff+ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 68 days ago
JavaScriptNode.jsFull-Stack DevelopmentCloud PlatformsCI/CDDevOpsMachine LearningLLMsRAGAgentic AIA/B TestingTest AutomationResearchCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringUnderwriting

About the role

  • We're deploying autonomous systems that act as placement agents, fractional AI analysts, and intelligent workflow orchestrators - not just augmenting human work, but fully automating entire categories of tasks.
  • This position is a salary, exempt, and full-time position and reports to the VP of Engineering, Data.
  • Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

Responsibilities

  • small, specialized teams that embed directly with the business, building production systems that deliver immediate value.

Requirements

  • BS, MS or PhD in computer science, or related field, or equivalent work experience is required.
  • Experience with modern development and deployment practices (e.g., containerization, CI/CD).
  • A track record of leading AI/ML projects.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take a pragmatic and efficient approach to tackling challenges.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • If you are excited about a role at Newfront but feel you're missing a few of the qualifications, we still encourage you to apply and tell us about yourself.
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, machine learning, or AI/ML application development is required.
  • Strong programming skills in Python.
  • Passion for staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI/ML and applying them to real-world problems.

Skills

  • Experience deploying or leveraging machine learning models and Large Language Models (LLMs) to power business applications.
  • Knowledge of state-of-the-art LLM techniques, models, and vendors.
  • Familiarity with LLM and related frameworks, including extracting structured data from unstructured text.
  • Experience with popular AI/ML libraries and frameworks.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, authorization, authentication, and search infrastructure.
  • Experience with JavaScript backend frameworks such as Node.js, as well as knowledge of TypeScript.

Compensation

  • This position is a salary, exempt, and full-time position and reports to the VP of Engineering, Data.

Company info

  • Newfront (a WTW company) embraces a flexible work environment and supports employees working remotely, hybrid, or in-office.
  • You'll join a team creating agentic services that invisibly handle the routine insurance work that consumes 80% of brokers' time, freeing them to focus on high-stakes strategy and relationship building.

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