Remote Staff AI Engineer — Generative AI & Prod Systems

Mercury Insurance; United States; On-site; USD 101,167 - 204,439; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexibility to work from anywhere

Paid time off

Incentive bonus programs

Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance

Job summary

Mercury Insurance is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focused on Generative AI initiatives to provide technical leadership in integrating AI solutions to solve complex business problems. The ideal candidate will bridge traditional software engineering with AI technologies, mentor engineers, and help enhance existing systems. Minimum requirements include 7+ years of software engineering experience and proficiency with several programming languages. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years software engineering experience.
• 3+ years experience leading engineering initiatives.
• 5+ years experience with Data Science, NLP, AI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply AI techniques to enhance software systems.
• Integrate Generative AI models into applications.
• Evaluate and select Generative AI models for use cases.
• Write high-quality, robust integration code.
• Lead design and code reviews for AI implementations.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams.

Skills

Programming in Java, Python, Go, C++, JavaScript

Data structures and algorithms

APIs using REST and gRPC

Message queuing and data streaming

Containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes

Cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, Azure

DevSecOps

Analytical design and experimentation

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s Degree in Data Science

Tools

Apache Kafka

Apache NiFi

Amazon SQS

Job description

Mercury Insurance is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focused on Generative AI initiatives to provide technical leadership in integrating AI solutions to solve complex business problems. The ideal candidate will bridge traditional software engineering with AI technologies, mentor engineers, and help enhance existing systems. Minimum requirements include 7+ years of software engineering experience and proficiency with several programming languages. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States.