AI Applications Engineer - Build Underwriter Tools

Applied-Underwriters-2; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance

401(k) with 4% company match

Paid time off

Life and disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts (FS

Tuition reimbursement

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

United Risk is seeking a group of AI Engineers to adapt and build AI-powered apps and workflows used daily by underwriters and operations staff. You'll work directly with underwriters, tailor existing tools, and create new solutions where nothing fits.

This role emphasizes application development, data and infrastructure work, with three senior AI engineers reviewing your work and mentoring you through each project.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or a related field.
• 0–4 years of experience, including internships and co-ops.
• Strong Python and working SQL.
• Hands-on full-stack development experience.
• Projects could include a full-stack AI application, a document-processing or structured-extraction tool, or an agentic workflow/tool integration.
• Curiosity about how the business runs and patience to learn insurance from experts.
• Clear communication with non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship AI-powered apps and workflows used daily by underwriters and operations staff.
• Work directly with underwriters to tailor tools and build new solutions where needed.
• Contribute to data and infrastructure work as part of a small AI engineering team.
• Receive mentorship from three senior AI engineers who review your work.

Skills

Python

SQL

Full-stack development

AI application

Document processing

Workflow integration

Human-in-the-loop

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

United Risk is seeking a group of AI Engineers to adapt and build AI-powered apps and workflows used daily by underwriters and operations staff. You'll work directly with underwriters, tailor existing tools, and create new solutions where nothing fits.

This role emphasizes application development, data and infrastructure work, with three senior AI engineers reviewing your work and mentoring you through each project.