Specialist Software Engineering - AI Engineer

Transamerica•Cedar Rapids, IA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Specialist Software Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and scaling intelligent AI & Actuarial systems in Hybrid Cloud Environment with strong focus on AWS Cloud Services. This role focuses on developing production-grade AI Applications, data engineering, APIs, and orchestration layers that enable advanced automation, deep research, and enterprise AI capabilities across the Finance organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
Strong experience with Python & Spark for building AI, data, and agent-based applications.
Hands-on experience with AWS Bedrock and large language models (LLMs).
Experience using LangChain , Strands, or similar agent frameworks.
Strong understanding of agent core design , multi-agent systems, and orchestration patterns.
Experience building serverless solutions using AWS Lambda and API Gateway .
Solid knowledge of prompt & context engineering techniques and LLM optimization strategies.
Experience integrating LLMs with enterprise systems via APIs.
Build Solutions to any complex business problem using AI-Development Life Cycle methodology .
Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with broader AI and agent frameworks, including hierarchical agents and autonomous agent architectures.
Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and emerging agent interoperability standards.
Experience with Kiro or similar AI IDE tools for agent-assisted development workflows.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform), and version control (Git).
Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker, Amazon ECS, or EKS for production AI deployments.
Experience with AWS Quick Tools and AWS Frontier Agents.
Hands-on experience with deep research agents and multi-step reasoning workflows.
Experience implementing RAG using Vector Databases (e.g., OpenSearch, Pinecone, FAISS) and Graph Databases .
Exposure to model tuning , embeddings , and evaluation techniques.
Knowledge of enterprise AI governance, security, and responsible AI practices.
Experience in financial services or regulated enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical lead for AI and agent-based initiatives, including scoping, estimation, and architectural design of AI & Actuarial Applications.
Design, develop, and deploy intelligent agents using AWS Bedrock , LangChain , Kiro , Graph DB, Strands , and related agent frameworks.
Build and maintain applications using AWS agent core framework , orchestration layers, and hierarchical agent workflows to support complex reasoning and automation use cases.
Develop secure, scalable APIs using AWS Lambda and API Gateway to expose AI and agent capabilities to downstream systems.
Implement prompt engineering best practices to optimize model performance, accuracy, and reliability across use cases.
Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into AI-driven solutions and agent workflows.
Design and implement RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) pipelines leveraging vector databases and knowledge graphs.
Develop, Maintain and enhance actuarial applications with core focus on EC2, PySpark , AWS Glue, S3, Athena and other AWS services .
Monitor, evaluate, and optimize LLM performance, cost, latency, and reliability in production environments.
Support testing cycles by validating AI outputs, identifying gaps, and improving agent behavior through tuning and iteration.
Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, compliance, and responsible AI usage.

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs