AI Tech Lead

LTM

$135K — $160K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8 years of software engineering experience
  • 3 years of hands-on AI, ML, and LLM engineering experience
  • Strong Python development background with API building experience
  • Practical experience with LLM based application architecture
  • Experience with cloud-native AI services, preferably AWS
  • Strong understanding of RAG, embeddings vector search, and prompt management
  • Familiarity with CICD, Git-based development, and production deployment practices
  • Strong communication skills for collaboration in a distributed team

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and implementation of AI-first solutions for modernization
  • Build and integrate LLM reasoning capabilities into workflows
  • Design multiagent orchestration patterns with enterprise AI frameworks
  • Develop scalable Python-based AI services and automation components
  • Implement RAG solutions using embeddings and knowledge sources
  • Create and manage version-controlled prompts with best practices
  • Establish AI quality validation and security controls
  • Collaborate with teams to convert AI concepts into production-ready solutions
  • Provide technical leadership to developers on AI use cases
  • Support automation and production readiness practices

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with onsite requirements in Hartford, CT
  • Opportunities for professional development in cutting-edge AI technologies
  • Collaborative work culture with a focus on innovation in AI solutions
  • Access to advanced tools and technologies in AI and cloud services
  • Supportive team environment with opportunities for leadership growth
Full Job Description
Role description

Job Title: AI Tech Lead

Location : Hartford, CT (Onsite - Hybrid)

Job Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the design and implementation of AI first and agentic AI solutions for the strategic modernization
  • Build and integrate LLM based reasoning capabilities into claim and operational workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort
  • Design and implement multiagent orchestration patterns using enterprise standard AI frameworks
  • Develop scalable Python based AI services APIs MCP servers and automation components
  • Implement RAG based solutions using embeddings vector stores and enterprise knowledge sources
  • Create and manage version controlled prompts using prompt management practices
  • Establish AI quality validation through response evaluation grounding checks and output testing
  • Ensure AI security controls including PII detection guardrails and prompt injection defense
  • Collaborate with engineering architecture product and delivery teams to convert AI concepts into production ready capabilities
  • Provide technical leadership to developers and engineers working on AI native use cases
  • Support CICD infrastructure automation observability and production readiness practices
  • Partner with stakeholders during technical screening solution walkthroughs and onboarding into PI delivery cycles


Required Technical Skills
  • AI Agentic AI
  • Strong handson experience in LLM application development
  • Agentic AI design and implementation experience
  • Multiagent orchestration experience
  • Prompt engineering and prompt lifecycle management
  • AI evaluation and response quality validation
  • Experience with secure AI design including guardrails and PII handling
  • Preferred AI Stack Alignment
  • AWS Bedrock
  • AgentCore
  • Claude Sonnet
  • AWS Strands SDK
  • Amazon Titan Embeddings v2
  • Bedrock Prompt Management
  • Bedrock Guardrails
  • AgentCore Evals Braintrust
  • Engineering Platform Skills
  • Strong programming expertise in Python
  • Experience building APIs using FastAPI
  • Knowledge of TypeScript and React for AIenabled UI integration
  • Experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions
  • Infrastructure automation exposure using Terraform or AWS CDK
  • Experience with observability and tracing using OpenTelemetry
  • Familiarity with monitoring AI agents for latency token cost execution steps and reliability
  • Working knowledge of Dynatrace ELK and OTel is preferred


Functional Domain Expectations
  • Ability to understand claim lifecycle workflows and identify AI automation opportunities
  • Experience translating business problems into AI enabled workflow solutions
  • Ability to support modernization initiatives across assisted surfaced and automated AI maturity phases
  • Strong understanding of enterprise grade delivery expectations not just prototype development
  • Ability to work in SAFe PI based delivery environments
  • Modernization objectives include integrating LLM based reasoning into claim professional workflows automating repetitive claim tasks using multiagent orchestration delivering production grade agentic AI and building a durable AI delivery model that scales across the value stream

Leadership Expectations
  • Act as a technical lead for AI engineering delivery
  • Guide developers on agentic AI patterns architecture coding standards and production readiness
  • Review AI solution designs prompts orchestration flows and evaluation strategies
  • Partner with circle leads directors of engineering architects and delivery managers
  • Drive technical problem solving across AI data API cloud and DevOps teams
  • Ensure adherence to approved enterprise technology standards and variance governance

Mandatory Qualifications
  • 8 years of software engineering experience
  • 3 years of hands-on AI ML LLM engineering experience
  • Strong Python development background
  • Practical experience with LLM based application architecture
  • Experience building APIs automation services or AI native backend services
  • Experience with cloud native AI services preferably AWS
  • Strong understanding of RAG embeddings vector search and prompt management
  • Experience with CICD Gitbased development and production deployment practices
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work with distributed engineering team

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