Senior AI Engineer

Newfront

Senior AI Engineer at Newfront building the AI platform and developing AI products for insurance operations. Collaborating with engineering and product teams to leverage AI innovations in financial services.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNode.jsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and scale the agent runtime at Newfront
Design and own RAG and document understanding pipelines for complex insurance artifacts
Build the connector framework that lets AI agents and pipelines reach into the systems brokers actually use
Establish the evaluation and observability backbone for AI at Newfront
Own model routing and the model gateway
Stand up and operate on-premise model hosting
Ship AI product features end-to-end on top of the platform
Mentor engineers on production AI systems, review designs, and help establish best practices for building reliable AI in financial services
Partner with security, privacy, and compliance to bake controls into the platform

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS, MS or PhD in computer science, or related field, or equivalent work experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong programming skills in TypeScript, including experience with Node.js or another TypeScript backend framework in production
Solid fundamentals in API design, data modeling, testing, debugging production systems, code review, and collaborating in a team codebase
Experience with modern development and deployment practices (e.g., containerization, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, production observability)
Experience designing systems for reliability, cost, and scale in production
Passion for staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI/ML and applying them to real-world problems
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take a pragmatic and efficient approach to tackling challenges
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to partner with product teams and effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
401(k) eligibility
various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave
bonus
restricted stock units
discretionary awards

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptNode.jsAPI designdata modelingtestingdebuggingcontainerizationCI/CDinfrastructure-as-codeproduction observability

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationmentoringdesign reviewbest practicespragmatic approachefficient approach

Certifications

BS in computer scienceMS in computer sciencePhD in computer science