Associate - Full-Stack Software Engineer

New York Life is seeking an Associate full-stack software engineer with AI expertise to design and deliver modern, cloud-native agentic AI solutions. The role builds and supports scalable, secure applications and platforms while advancing automation, developer productivity, and enterprise engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy cloud-native applications and platforms on AWS and GCP
• Apply AI and automation to improve developer experience and productivity
• Design and consume APIs and reusable services
• Ensure solutions meet security, performance, resilience, and compliance standards
• Support already existing generative and agentic AI applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile delivery environment
• Contribute to architecture evolution, technical standards, and engineering best practices in the space of agentic AI

Preferred

• Experience in financial services, insurance, or wealth management
• Experience with LLM-based solutions and emerging AI technologies
• Familiarity with DevSecOps platforms (e.g., Harness)
• Relevant certifications in cloud, DevSecOps, or AI
• Financial Services Experience
• Insurance Experience
• Wealth Management Experience
• LLM-Based Solutions
• Emerging AI Technologies
• DevSecOps Platforms
• Harness
• Cloud Certifications
• DevSecOps Certifications
• AI Certifications

Benefits

• A full package of benefits for employees
• Leave programs
• Adoption assistance
• Student loan repayment programs
• Hybrid - 3 days per quarter
• Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus
• Employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program

Company

• Life insurance and financial services provider
• New York, New York, USA
• https://www.newyorklife.com/
• Founded in 1845
• 10001+ employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 3-5 years of software engineering experience building production-grade systems
• Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP, cloud-native architecture, and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• Experience with deploying scalable cloud-native applications to production
• Knowledge of agentic frameworks for multi-agent orchestration (e.g. LangChain, Google ADK)
• Experience with data orchestration, vector database management, and data evaluations to optimize usage with LLMs
• Proficiency with modern programming and scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, TypeScript)
• Experience with containerization (EKS/ECR), APIs development, and modern development tools (GitHub, Jira)
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with technical and business partners
• Experience in financial services, insurance, or wealth management
• Experience with LLM-based solutions and emerging AI technologies
• Familiarity with DevSecOps platforms (e.g., Harness)
• Relevant certifications in cloud, DevSecOps, or AI

Required skills

• AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Cloud-Native Architecture, Terraform, LangChain, Google ADK, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vector Database Management, API Development, Amazon EKS and ECR

Preferred skills

• Familiarity with DevSecOps platforms (e.g., Harness), Relevant certifications in cloud, DevSecOps, or AI

Experience

• 3-5 years