Lead AI Engineer

Guardian Life; Town of Bethlehem (NY); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life is seeking a Lead AI Engineer in the U.S. to architect, develop, deploy and support enterprise-scale Agentic AI solutions.

You will design scalable AI systems using LLMs, RAG pipelines, model orchestration, and secure APIs to automate Guardian’s processes and improve decision-making. You will collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, infrastructure, product teams, and business stakeholders to deliver measurable business value while ensuring security, governance, and

Qualifications

• Lead AI Engineer responsible for architecting, developing, deploying, and supporting enterprise-scale Agentic AI solutions.
• Designs and implements scalable AI systems utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, model orchestration frameworks, Agentic frameworks, and secure API solutions that automate Guardian’s business processes and enhance decision-making.
• Ensures AI solutions comply with enterprise security, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with data scientists, software engineers, infrastructure teams, product teams, and business stakeholders to implement AI solutions that provide business value.
• Evaluating emerging technologies, contributing to enterprise AI roadmap, and mentoring junior engineers.
• His work directly impacts operational efficiency, customer experience, and enterprise automation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, deploy, and support enterprise-scale Agentic AI solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to the enterprise AI roadmap.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver value.

Skills

Machine learning engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

AI platforms

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring juniors

LLMs

RAG pipelines

Model orchestration

Secure API design

Tools

LLMs

RAG pipelines

Model orchestration

Secure API design

Job description

## Lead AI EngineerApplyremote type: Hybrid - In office 3 days per weeklocations: Holmdel: Bethlehem: New Yorktime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R000109361* The employee serves as a Lead AI Engineer responsible for architecting, developing, deploying, and supporting enterprise-scale Agentic AI solutions.* In this role, he designs and implements scalable AI systems utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, model orchestration frameworks, Agentic frameworks, and secure API solutions that automate Guardian’s business processes and enhance decision-making.* He ensures AI solutions comply with enterprise security, governance, and compliance requirements.* The position requires advanced knowledge of machine learning engineering, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and various AI platforms.* He collaborates cross-functionally with data scientists, software engineers, infrastructure teams, product teams, and business stakeholders to implement AI solutions that provide business value for Guardian.* The role also includes evaluating emerging technologies, contributing to enterprise AI roadmap, and mentoring junior engineers. His work directly impacts operational efficiency, customer experience, and enterprise automation capabilities.* The role also includes evaluating emerging technologies and building core AI capabilities pursuant to digital enterprise roadmap* In this role, employee also has to mentor junior engineers.* His work directly impacts operational efficiency, customer experience, and enterprise automation capabilities.**Salary Range:**$118,980.00 - $195,465.00The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation. **Our Promise** At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards. **Inspire Well-Being** As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. *Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.* **Equal Employment Opportunity** Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. **Accommodations** Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail]. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site. **Visa Sponsorship** Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B). In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future. **Notice Regarding Guardian’s Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment** As part of Guardian’s job application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools (“AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening. This preliminary screening may be used to help identify applicant materials and resumes relative to their indication that the applicant meets the requirements for the specific job for which they are applying, as specified in the listing posted on Guardian’s jobs website (Careers at Guardian at https://www.guardianlife.com/careers). At Guardian, we do not use AI Tools to substantially assist or replace human judgment or discretionary decision making in our hiring process. All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues. Please be aware that if you apply for a specific position with Guardian, you will have the choice of opting out of Guardian’s use of AI Tools during the job application process. If you would like to request an alternative process that does not utilize AI Tools or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, within ten business days of your position application, you must email your request to [e-mail], making sure to provide your name and job requisition identification number. Guardian will retain your applicant materials and resume and all information therefrom in accordance with Guardian’s document retention policy, a copy of which you may request via [e-mail], at applicable times, Guardian will make public the most recent bias audit results for such AI tools, which may be found here. **Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.**### About GuardianEvery day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com.