Principal Engineer, AI

Voya Financial

AI Principal Engineer leading design and delivery of AI solutions at Voya. Collaborating across initiatives and ensuring scalable, reliable AI in a regulated environment.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $191,850 - $239,810 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonRustTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, development, and deployment of complex AI solutions, including LLM-based applications, retrieval pipelines, and model-driven services
Own technical direction for major components or domains within AI platforms or products
Drive engineering best practices for model evaluation, testing, monitoring, and operationalization
Partner with product, data, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable AI solutions
Contribute to architecture decisions, including model selection, system integration, and API design
Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, privacy, and responsible AI
Mentor and guide engineers, contributing to team capability and engineering quality
Identify technical risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
Significant experience delivering production AI/ML systems, including model deployment and operationalization
Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, TypeScript, or Rust
Experience with AI/ML frameworks, LLM technologies, and data pipelines
Knowledge of model lifecycle management, MLOps, and production reliability practices
Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work across disciplines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI solutionsLLM-based applicationsretrieval pipelinesmodel-driven servicesmodel evaluationtestingmonitoringoperationalizationPythonTypeScript

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem-solvingmentoringcollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Mathematics