MetLife · 2 days ago
Principal AI Engineer
Cary, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $188K/yr
8+ years expMetLife is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, and they are seeking a skilled and motivated Lead AI Engineer to help develop advanced AI platform capabilities. The role involves providing hands-on technical leadership in the design, development, and operation of production AI and Generative AI systems within a regulated enterprise environment.
Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceRisk Management
Responsibilities
AI Platform Capability Development: Design, develop, and manage scalable enterprise AI capabilities that support the AI platform
Model Engineering: Design, train, and optimize machine learning and deep learning models for a variety of business use cases (e.g., SLM, computer vision, predictive analytics, recommendation systems)
Platform Integration: Enable seamless integration of AI capabilities into business applications and workflows through APIs, SDKs, and microservices
Performance & Scalability: Optimize platform components for efficiency, scalability, and reliability using best practices in distributed computing, resource management, and cloud-native architectures
Define and track model performance, drift, bias, and GenAI evaluation metrics to ensure reliability and quality
Innovation & Research: Stay abreast of the latest trends and advancements in AI, ML, and platform engineering. Evaluate and prototype emerging technologies for inclusion in the enterprise platform
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
8+ years of overall experience with 4+ years in AI/ML engineering, data science
Proven experience designing, deploying, and operating production ML and GenAI solutions, including APIs, batch, and real-time inference
Strong software engineering skills with experience in Python (required)
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Proven experience designing, developing, and deploying Generative AI (GenAI) solutions using large language models (LLMs) such as GPT, Llama, Claude, etc
Strong understanding of prompt engineering, SLM fine-tuning, and evaluation of generative models for real-world applications
Familiarity with best practices for responsible AI, including data privacy, bias mitigation, and model monitoring
Preferred
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and orchestration tools
2+ years in GenAI
Hands-on expertise with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, including integrating external data sources and vector databases to enhance LLM outputs
Strong understanding of prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and evaluation of generative models for real-world applications
Ability to build, optimize, and scale GenAI pipelines for tasks such as document Q&A, summarization, chatbots, and knowledge retrieval
Benefits
Comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision
Dental insurance
No-cost short- and long-term disability
Company-paid life insurance
Legal services
A retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife
401(k) with employer matching
Group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Digital mental health programs
Parental leave
Volunteer time off
Tuition assistance
Company
MetLife
MetLife is a provider of insurance, employee benefits, and financial services .
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2000-04-14IPO
Leadership Team
Michel A. Khalaf
President & CEO, MetLife, Inc.
Koley Corte
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer - Institutional, Regional, Global Insights+Analytics
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