Principal AI Engineer

Principal Software Engineer - IE06GE We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.              At the Hartford, we are seeking a Principal AI Engineer who is responsible for building our AI platform to accelerate designing, developing, and deploying AI use cases, and drive innovation at scale, with particular emphasis on GenAI capabilities and acceleration of use cases. We are driven by a strong determination to create a meaningful impact and take pride in being an insurance company that extends far beyond the realms of policies and coverages. When you choose to be a part of our team, you open the door to endless opportunities for personal and professional growth, as well as the chance to empower others in reaching their aspirations. You will help bring the transformative power of AI/GenAI capabilities to re-imagine the ‘art of possible’ and serve our internal customers and transform the businesses.   This team is dedicated to building state-of-the-art AI platform. We are looking for an experienced Principal AI Engineer, to help us build the foundation of our AI capability. You will be a thought partner to the platform leadership. You will provide vision and impeccably execute the build of platform capabilities that accelerates the build of complex digital assistants, enables rapid experimentation, supports scaling and productionization of the solutions with built in scalability, security and self-service features. The ideal candidate is an accomplished professional with significant hands-on experience in data, analytics, MLOps/LLMOps engineering who is equipped to manage and drive broader stakeholder engagements.   This role requires versatility and expertise across a wide range of skills. Someone who is biased for action, visionary and an engineer at heart will fit into this role seamlessly. This role can have a Hybrid or Remote work arrangement.  Candidates who live near one of our office locations will have the expectation of working in an office 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday)  Candidates who do not live near an office will have a remote work arrangement, with the expectation of coming into an office as business needs arise. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.

Key thought leader, collaborator, and contributor to the build of the AI platform that supports and accelerated GenAI and traditional predictive and ML solutions. Define and execute the vision and roadmap for AI platform that align with the organization's strategic goals and customer needs. Drive the future state of the AI platform by staying updated with the latest trends and developments Lead the build and execution of POCs and prototypes that serve to qualify and validate emerging AI platform solutions that can be leveraged as solution quick start and eventually become capabilities within the AI platform for enterprise consumption. Provide hands_on engineering support to the build of platform capabilities e.g., agentic frameworks, IAC, production grade capabilities, monitoring systems, developer experience, FinOps capabilities etc Partner with our shared service teams like Architecture, Cloud, Security, etc to design and implement platform solutions. Collaborate with the DS team to develop a self-service internal developer AI platform. Provide leadership and mentorship to engineers on the team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous upskilling and learning.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a technical field. 10+ years of experience with cloud (AWS / GCP) Demonstrate a willingness to challenge the status quo and a bias for action Extensive programming experience