Lead AI Engineer - AWS Platform

The Mutual Group

$130K — $190K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Engineering, or related field (PhD preferred).
  • 12+ years total experience in software/data engineering, with 8+ years in AI/ML development and deployment.
  • Deep hands-on experience with AWS AI/ML stack - SageMaker, Bedrock, Glue, Lambda, etc.
  • Expertise in Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Hugging Face model training.
  • Proven experience designing LLM and RAG architectures, integrating Vector Databases.
  • Strong understanding of MLOps frameworks, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Solid background in data architecture, governance, and security in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of a scalable AI platform on AWS.
  • Define architectural standards for LLM orchestration and AI model lifecycle management.
  • Design Medallion-based AI data architecture for unified analytics.
  • Partner with architects to align AI initiatives with data governance and security.
  • Lead development of LLMs and generative models using AWS tools.
  • Architect end-to-end MLOps pipelines for training, validation, and deployment.
  • Establish Responsible AI frameworks for model safety and compliance.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary plus incentive plans.
  • 401(K) retirement plan with company match up to 6%.
  • Free basic life, AD&D, long-term, and short-term disability insurance.
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans to meet healthcare needs.
  • Wellness incentives and generous time-off programs.
  • Flexible work schedules and hybrid/remote options.
  • Educational assistance for professional growth.
Full Job Description
Department:
Information Technology

Job Description:

We are modernizing our data and analytics ecosystem by embedding AI and Generative AI across core insurance platforms (Policy, Claims, Billing, and Enterprise systems).

We are hiring a Lead AI Engineer to build and scale production-grade AI solutions on AWS. This role is hands-on and focused on delivering real systems, while helping shape the foundation of our emerging AI platform.

This is not a pure research or modeling role. It is an engineering role focused on building, deploying, and operating AI systems in a regulated enterprise environment.

Work Arrangement:
  • Employees who live within 30 miles of the TMG home office are expected to follow a hybrid or in-office schedule. The initial training period may require additional in-office days.


Accountabilities:

Build AI Systems (Core Responsibility)
  • Design and implement end-to-end AI/ML solutions including LLM-based applications
  • Build RAG pipelines using vector databases and enterprise data sources
  • Build machine learning models that automate their training, validation, monitoring, and retraining
  • Develop APIs and services to operationalize AI capabilities across the organization

Develop Data + AI Pipelines
  • Build ingestion for multimodal content and transformation pipelines for structured and unstructured data
  • Integrate AI workflows with enterprise systems (policy, claims, billing, etc.)
  • Ensure data quality, traceability, reliability, and governance in all AI pipelines

Operationalize Models (MLOps)
  • Implement CI/CD for AI/ML workflows
  • Deploy, monitor, and maintain models in production
  • Manage model versioning, performance monitoring, and retraining processes

Build on AWS
  • Develop solutions using: Amazon SageMaker, AWS Lambda, S3, Glue, EKS, and related services
  • Contribute to evolving use of AWS Bedrock

Apply Responsible AI Practices
  • Implement guardrails for LLM-based systems (grounding, validation, safety)
  • Ensure secure handling of sensitive data (PII, financial, etc.)
  • Build systems aligned with enterprise governance and compliance standards

Lead by Doing
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers
  • Contribute to engineering standards and reusable patterns
  • Partner with architects and business teams to deliver high-impact use cases


Qualifications:

Required
  • 10+ years in software, data engineering, 5 years AI/ML engineering
  • Hands-on experience building production AI/ML systems
  • Experience with RAG pipelines, LLMs, or NLP-based systems
  • Experience with AWS Bedrock or similar GenAI platforms
  • Experience with data pipelines and distributed systems
  • Experience deploying and operating systems in AWS
  • Working knowledge of MLOps practices (CI/CD, monitoring, versioning)

Preferred
  • Experience with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, etc.)
  • Experience in regulated industries (insurance, finance, healthcare)
  • Exposure to microservices and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)


Pay Range:

Anticipated Hiring Range:
  • $130,000 - $190,000 annual base salary depending on experience, qualifications, and geographic location


Benefits:

We are proud to offer our full-time regular employees a robust benefits suite that includes:
  • Competitive base salary plus incentive plans for eligible team members
  • 401(K) retirement plan that includes a company match of up to 6% of your eligible salary
  • Free basic life and AD&D, long-term disability and short-term disability insurance
  • Medical, dental and vision plans to meet your unique healthcare needs
  • Wellness incentives
  • Generous time off program that includes personal, holiday and volunteer paid time off
  • Flexible work schedules and hybrid/remote options for eligible positions
  • Educational assistance


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