Athene · 18 hours ago
Senior AI Engineer
West Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expAthene is a leader in insurance and annuities, committed to applying Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Machine Learning to enhance customer service and operational excellence. The Senior AI Engineer will scale AI capabilities across various functions, design advanced AI systems, and mentor junior engineers while driving innovation in AI solutions.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceRetirement
Responsibilities
Build, deploy, and optimize production-grade AI applications leveraging GenAI, Agentic AI, and ML
Lead design and scaling of RAG pipelines, vector search systems, and LLM evaluation workflows
Develop AI agents with LangChain, AutoGen, LlamaIndex, or LangGraph for task automation and decision support
Translate complex business problems into end-to-end AI solutions using AWS-native services
Ingest and process unstructured/structured data (parsing, chunking, embeddings, retrieval)
Deliver intuitive user experiences integrating LLMs and intelligent agents into real-time workflows
Integrate and evaluate enterprise AI tools such as Claude, GPT-4/4o, ChatGPT Enterprise, Copilot, Glean, Shelf, and Genesys AI
Drive innovation in document automation (summarization, translation, NER) and multilingual NLP
Implement observability, governance, and responsible AI practices for secure, compliant deployments
Collaborate across IT, data, legal, compliance, and business teams on high-impact solutions
Mentor engineers and lead specific workstreams to advance Athene’s AI platform
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience), with 6+ years of experience in software engineering or data science, including 2+ years working with GenAI, LLMs, or agentic AI
Proficiency in Python, REST APIs, React/Node.js, and tools like OpenAPI, JSON, and YAML
Hands-on experience with AWS AI services (Bedrock, SageMaker, Nova, Textract, Translate, Lambda, Step Functions)
Strong understanding of LLMs, embeddings, prompt engineering, and tool use
Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud-native infrastructure
Solid foundation in software engineering, backend performance, observability, and security
Experience with enterprise-grade AI tools like Claude, GPT-4/4o, and ChatGPT Enterprise
Product-oriented mindset: rapidly prototype, iterate, test and deliver business-facing AI features
Track record of mentorship and technical leadership in AI-focused teams
Preferred
Insurance or financial services experience, plus knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements
Company
Athene
Athene Holding is a life insurance company that provides retirement savings products for individuals and institutions.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (17)
2024 (28)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.43B2025-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-10-07Post Ipo Debt· $600M
Leadership Team
Martin P. Klein
Executive VP & CFO
Mike Downing
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Athene Holding Ltd.
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