Next Insurance
AI Engineer- Agentic Customer Flow
Boston, MA · Mid · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$11,237 more — $138,237 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $138,237 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Simply put, wherever you find small businesses, you'll find ERGO NEXT.
- Note on Fraudulent Recruiting We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of ERGO Next Insurance.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement and optimize backend services that support AI workflows.
- Building and owning AI features end to end.
- Building reliable AI systems and writing production code.
- Experience building or maintaining backend services or microservices.
- Diagnose complex issues across data pipelines, model serving and backend components. This role focuses on building active APIs, microservices, and real-time serving infrastructure. It is not a Data Engineering role focused on ETL or batch processing pipelines.
- Collaborate with product and cross functional teams to refine requirements and translate them into clear technical plans.
- Contribute to system design, architecture reviews and code quality improvements.
- Support innovation and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities and driving technical initiatives.
- At ERGO NEXT, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.
Requirements
- 4+ years of backend engineering experience in Python, Go, Java or similar.
- Familiarity with evaluating model performance using metrics.
- 4+ years of hands on experience integrating ML or LLM models into production.
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, microservices and observability.
- Ability to operate effectively under ambiguity and navigate dynamic environments.
- If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of ERGO Next Insurance, please do not provide any personal or financial information.
Skills
- Waltham, MA (hybrid:
- 3 days in-office)
- ERGO NEXT's mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive.
- This opportunity is heavily focused on backend and GenAI work.
Compensation
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
- $127,000 - $220,000 USD
Company info
- Since 2016, we've helped hundreds of thousands of small business customers across the United States get fast, customized and affordable coverage.
Equal opportunity
- ERGO Next Insurance is an equal opportunity employer and prioritizes building a diverse and inclusive workplace.
- ERGO Next's policy is to comply with all applicable laws related to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
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