Principal AI Engineer — GenAI Production Lead (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work across the U.S.

Professional growth & mentoring

Engagement with cutting-edge Gener\t\

Collaboration with leadership

Travel to on-site operations/vendor

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to join a leader in the Finance & Insurance space. You will shape and deliver production Generative AI solutions that support complex operational workflows and business transformation efforts.

You will work closely with cross-functional partners to translate ambiguous problems into scalable technical approaches, while contributing directly to code, architecture, and operating standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field; Master's preferred.
• 10+ years of software engineering, including 4+ years with production Generative AI.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Python, React, GitHub Actions, and Terraform.
• Experience leading technical delivery for a value stream without direct management authority.
• Preferred experience in insurance, claims, healthcare, or regulated domains.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical outcome of a value-stream pod from problem shaping through production operations.
• Partner with business transformation leaders to shape ambiguous problems and define practical solutions.
• Architect and build production Generative AI agents and applications while contributing code directly.
• Set and enforce engineering standards for the pod, including API-first and contract-first delivery.
• Define interface terms with vendor delivery teams for co-development.
• Establish evaluation criteria and evidence for AI workflow autonomy.
• Lead technical solution design and architectural reviews, escalating conflicts as needed.

Skills

Problem shaping

Cross-functional collaboration

Architecting scalable systems

Technical leadership without authority

Production AI delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Python

React

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Principal AI Engineer to join a leader in the Finance & Insurance space. You will shape and deliver production Generative AI solutions that support complex operational workflows and business transformation efforts.

You will work closely with cross-functional partners to translate ambiguous problems into scalable technical approaches, while contributing directly to code, architecture, and operating standards.