Senior AI Engineer

Description and Requirements
Position Overview:
The AI Engineer will be responsible for design development of innovative AI solutions and contributing to the strategic vision of our organization.
Key Responsibilities:

• Define and implement GenAI building standards to ensure consistency, quality, and scalability across projects
• Stay abreast of advancements in GenAI and agentic systems, translating emerging trends into actionable opportunities
• Hands-on engineer in technical design and development of AI applications using existing and/or emerging technology.
• Work closely with product managers, data scientists and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable and efficient AI solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute the AI technology roadmap, aligning with business objectives and industry trends.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI technologies, guiding the team in adopting best practices and cutting-edge methodologies.
• Responsible for development of AI specific software/platform components.
• Investigate and resolve production management incidents, problems, and service requests.
• Implementation of AI technology best practices, architecture and technology stack including adoption of cloud, Data, and other relevant emerging technology that is fit-for-purpose.
• Ways of Working - Adoption of the Agile ways of working in the software delivery lifecycle and continuous learning of new methods and technology

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of overall experience within software development.
• Proven expertise in developing and delivering GenAI applications.
• Strong understanding of modern AI/ML frameworks, cloud platform systems (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP), and data engineering practices.
• Experience with LLMs, transformers, current limitations and opportunities.
• Experience in implementing Enterprise AI solutions leveraging AIML models.
• Expertise in machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and other AI-related technologies.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python.
• Strong grounding on data engineering and design to support AI workloads.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering practical, scalable solutions.
• Proficiency in software development lifecycle including CI/CD, test driven development, domain driven design and Agile ways of working.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience and understanding of agentic systems within AI.
• Experience with full stack, and multiple technology stack capabilities (Front/Back End, API, Database Mgmt., Hosting technologies etc. to drive digital transformation in financial services or technology domain).

• Hands-on experience in developing and implementing applications using modern technology stack and patterns including cloud native patterns, public cloud, AI/Big Data, API and web apps.
• Hands on experience on Azure AI offerings will be an added advantage.

• Experience utilizing TensorFlow, Pytorch, LangChain, or LangGraph AI Frameworks.

The salary range for applicants for this position is $100,000 - $160,000.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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$100,000 - $160,000