Lead AI Engineer

About this role

About The Company
MassMutual is a leading financial services organization dedicated to helping individuals and businesses achieve financial security and stability. With a rich history rooted in mutuality and customer-centric values, MassMutual offers a comprehensive range of insurance, retirement, and investment products. The company prides itself on its innovative approach to financial planning and its commitment to delivering exceptional value to its clients. As a trusted industry leader, MassMutual continually invests in advanced technologies and data-driven solutions to enhance its services and maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace.


About The Role
MassMutual's Data Science team is seeking an impact-driven Lead AI Engineer to join our high-performing, cross-functional team. In this role, you will lead the design and deployment of advanced AI solutions that drive strategic decision-making and business transformation. You'll apply cutting-edge techniques in machine learning, generative AI, and large language models (LLMs) to solve complex, high-value problems across the enterprise. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside experts in applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, and physics, collaborating on initiatives that shape the future of MassMutual and the life insurance industry at large.


Qualifications

• Recognized industry expertise in AI/ML, with a proven track record of delivering impactful solutions.
• 7+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or AI engineering roles.
• Deep understanding of machine learning, statistics, NLP, optimization, and LLMs.
• Hands-on experience with AI deployment and orchestration frameworks and protocols such as MLflow, llama-index, and MCP.
• Extensive experience testing LLM behavior across a variety of foundation models and benchmarks.
• Experience building AI-powered applications and collaborating with software engineers and product managers.
• Strong programming...