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New York Life Insurance Company · 1 day ago

Senior Associate - AI Full Stack Engineer

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$98K/yr - $140K/yr

4+ years exp

New York Life Insurance Company is seeking an experienced AI Full Stack Engineer to design, build, and deploy next-generation AI-powered applications. The role involves collaborating with various teams to translate business problems into production-ready systems, working across the full stack from AI/ML model development to frontend user experiences and backend services.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and implement end-to-end AI-powered applications, from data pipelines and ML models to APIs and user interfaces

Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business problems into technical specifications

Build and optimize RAG systems leveraging embeddings, vector databases, and document pipelines

Develop AI agents with autonomous reasoning, multi-step task execution, and external tool/API integration

Implement Agentic AI protocols including Model Context Protocol (MCP) and multi-agent orchestration frameworks

Build scalable frontend applications using React, Angular, or Vue, and backend services with Python, Node.js, Java, or Go

Design and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis) for structured and unstructured data

Deploy, monitor, and scale applications on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) with Docker and Kubernetes

Implement CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated testing for reliable delivery

Ensure system reliability through monitoring, observability, drift detection, and alerting for ML models in production

Collaborate with data scientists, DevOps, and cross-functional teams to accelerate AI feature delivery

Mentor junior developers and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence

Qualification

AI/ML application developmentFull stack developmentCloud deployment AWSCloud deployment GCPCloud deployment AzureDatabase management SQLDatabase management NoSQLFrontend frameworks ReactFrontend frameworks AngularFrontend frameworks VueBackend development PythonBackend development Node.jsBackend development JavaBackend development GoCI/CD pipelinesDockerKubernetesMentoring junior developersCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field

4+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2+ years focused on AI/ML application development and deployment

Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue), backend development (Python, Node.js, Java, Go), and RESTful APIs

Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases

Hands-on experience deploying applications to AWS, GCP, or Azure

Proven expertise with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes

Solid understanding of ML pipeline automation, model versioning, and production deployment

Strong collaboration and communication skills to work with technical and business partners

Preferred

Experience implementing RAG systems and working with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB)

Proficiency in agent development frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Strands) and multi-agent orchestration

Familiarity with real-time AI systems, streaming pipelines, and low-latency inference using Kafka or Redis Streams

Knowledge of monitoring ML systems for drift, performance degradation, and automated alerting

Exposure to insurance or financial services technology solutions

Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor junior engineers

Strong portfolio of AI-enabled full-stack applications in production

Benefits

Leave programs

Adoption assistance

Student loan repayment programs

Company

New York Life Insurance Company

For over 180 years, we’ve helped turn your biggest dreams into milestones that last a lifetime.

Founded in 1845

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.newyorklife.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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