AI Engineer - Application Development

Applied Underwriters is building AI-powered capabilities for underwriters and operations, and you will join a small team of AI Engineers with the expectation of shipping real application work. This onsite role in New York, NY emphasizes hands-on development, with support across data and infrastructure as you design and deliver workflows people use every day.

What you’ll do

You will work closely with underwriters and operations staff to understand where existing tools fall short, then adapt what the organization already runs or build something new when nothing fits. The focus is application development, including designing and shipping AI-powered apps and workflows that fit real operational needs.

• Collaborate directly with underwriters and operations teams
• Adapt current products to match evolving needs
• Build new products and tools where current solutions do not exist
• Design and deliver AI-powered apps and workflows
• Contribute to data and infrastructure work alongside application development

As part of the team, you will have guided feedback and learning support. Three senior AI engineers review your work and teach you along the way. This role leans toward building and shipping, while the wider team also supports data and infrastructure.

Skills and experience

• 0–4 years of experience (internships and co-ops included)
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field
• Strong Python and working SQL
• Hands-on full-stack development experience
• Work you built yourself that you can show us, such as one or more of:
  • A full-stack AI application
  • A document-processing or structured-extraction tool
  • An agentic workflow or tool integration
  • A human review or approval process built into an app
• Curiosity about how the business runs and patience to learn insurance from the people who know it
• Clear communication with non-technical colleagues

Technologies

• Python
• SQL

Compensation and benefits

Salary: $100,000 - $120,000 per year.

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees
• 401(k) plan with 100% immediate vesting and a 4% company match
• PTO and paid holidays
• Life, disability, critical illness, and accident insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for health, dependent care, and commuter-related expenses
• Tuition reimbursement
• Fitness reimbursement and various additional quality-of-life benefits

How to apply

Apply through this posting with your résumé and a link to your GitHub, a deployed app, or a portfolio. Portfolios are reviewed first. If you are shortlisted, you will walk one of the senior engineers through a project you built, including the choices you made.

AI tools used in hiring

Applied Underwriters may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools help the recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are made by humans.