Senior AI Engineer - Enterprise GenAI & ML

RLI Insurance Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,515 - 175,650; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership plan (ESOP)

401(k) with company match

Annual bonus plans

Flexible & hybrid work arrangements

PTO & holidays

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Education bonuses

Job summary

RLI Insurance Company is seeking a senior AI-enabled software engineer to design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI applications across the organization. You will build intelligent solutions using LLMs, RAG, AI agents, and workflow orchestration to automate processes and improve knowledge discovery.

Key responsibilities include developing scalable backend services, REST APIs, vector search, and knowledge ingestion pipelines in cloud-native environments, while collaborating with stakeholders and

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional software engineering experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications.
• Experience designing and developing cloud-native applications, distributed systems, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience developing AI-enabled applications utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agent frameworks, and prompt engineering techniques.
• Experience designing and implementing vector databases, vector search, embeddings, and semantic retrieval solutions.
• Experience using AI-assisted software development tools to improve software design, development, testing, and delivery.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments utilizing Git-based source control and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise AI applications using modern software engineering practices.
• Build intelligent solutions utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, and workflow orchestration technologies.
• Develop scalable backend services, REST APIs, and cloud-native applications that integrate AI capabilities with enterprise systems.
• Design and implement integrations using APIs, messaging, and event-driven architectures.
• Develop document processing, OCR, and knowledge extraction solutions using AI technologies.
• Design and implement vector search, semantic retrieval, and enterprise knowledge base solutions.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize applications within Kubernetes-based environments.
• Collaborate with business partners to understand business needs and translate them into practical AI-enabled solutions.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, Agile ceremonies, technical planning, and solution design discussions.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and software engineering best practices.
• Mentor team members and promote high standards for software quality, testing, security, observability, and maintainability.
• Assist with special projects or perform other duties as assigned.]
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Skills

Python

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Microservices

AI concepts

DevOps

Git

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

LangChain

Azure AI Foundry

LangGraph

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

RLI Insurance Company is seeking a senior AI-enabled software engineer to design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI applications across the organization. You will build intelligent solutions using LLMs, RAG, AI agents, and workflow orchestration to automate processes and improve knowledge discovery.

Key responsibilities include developing scalable backend services, REST APIs, vector search, and knowledge ingestion pipelines in cloud-native environments, while collaborating with stakeholders and