Sr Staff AI Engineer

📋 Description

• • The Sr. Staff AI Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for designing and delivering scalable, production-ready AI solutions that advance Penn Mutual’s Connected Data Strategy, applying deep software and AI engineering expertise to deliver enterprise AI capabilities across LLM-based services, RAG, document intelligence, and cloud-native integrations.
• • Day to day, the role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining production AI services using AWS native technologies (Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, EventBridge, OpenSearch, S3, DynamoDB); building and operating RAG pipelines; engineering LLM-enabled APIs and workflows; developing solutions for unstructured data and document intelligence; applying strong software engineering practices (CI/CD, automated testing, IaC, observability); ensuring AI systems meet performance, scalability, security, cost efficiency, and resilience requirements; collaborating with Architecture, Data, Platform, and Product teams; providing technical leadership through code reviews and design guidance; mentoring engineers on AI engineering patterns and responsible AI practices; contributing reusable components; assisting with project planning; and ensuring AI solutions adhere to enterprise governance, security, privacy, and model risk standards.
• • Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company is a 175-year-old organization empowering individuals, families, and businesses to achieve financial goals through life insurance, annuities, wealth management, and institutional asset management, committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and advancing its Connected Data Strategy through enterprise AI capabilities.
• • In this role, the person can learn and achieve deep expertise in enterprise-scale AI/ML systems on AWS, lead AI adoption across IM&T through reusable components and patterns, influence enterprise AI governance and compliance frameworks, mentor senior engineers, and drive innovation in LLM-based services, RAG, and document intelligence at scale within a financially stable, mission-driven organization.