Finance Software/AI Engineer
Ceres Life Insurance
WorldwideremotePosted 1 month ago
C
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Key highlights
- 7+ years of relevant software/AI engineering experience required.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field required.
- Role focuses on AI‑powered finance, actuarial, and insurance solutions.
- Opportunity to work with Large Language Models and Retrieval‑Augmented Generation.
- High‑impact work influencing business performance and strategic decisions.
- Collaborative environment with finance, actuarial, and data engineering teams.
Role overview
The Finance Software / AI Engineer will design, develop, and support innovative software solutions, AI‑powered applications, and automation initiatives across Ceres Life’s Finance, Actuarial, and Insurance platforms. Working closely with Finance, Actuarial, Data Engineering, and Technology teams, the role will drive operational efficiency, modernize financial and insurance workflows, and deliver AI‑powered solutions that support business growth, decision‑making, and customer experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications, APIs, and integrations supporting Finance, Accounting, Treasury and Actuarial functions.
- Build scalable cloud‑based solutions, internal tools, dashboards, and workflow applications.
- Integrate financial, operational, and third‑party systems to improve data accessibility and business processes.
- Develop and deploy AI‑powered solutions, including conversational assistants, document intelligence, knowledge search, and workflow automation tools.
- Leverage Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) to solve business challenges.
- Automate finance and operational processes such as reporting, forecasting, reconciliations, and document processing.
- Partner with Data Engineering and Analytics teams to support data pipelines, reporting solutions, and predictive analytics initiatives.
- Develop tools and dashboards that provide actionable insights to business and executive stakeholders.
- Monitor application and AI solution performance and drive continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Finance and Actuarial teams to identify and deliver high‑impact solutions.
- Ensure security, privacy, auditability, and regulatory compliance across software and AI initiatives.
- Stay current on emerging technologies and contribute to Ceres Life’s innovation and technology roadmap.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering, AI Engineering, Machine Learning, or related disciplines.
- Strong proficiency in Python and experience building enterprise applications, APIs, and cloud‑based solutions.
- Experience working with Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, and AI application development.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and modern software development practices.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to translate technical concepts into business value and collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams.
- Self‑starter mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Actuarial or Wealth Management environments.
- Understanding of financial reporting, forecasting, accounting workflows, regulatory controls, or investment operations.
- Exposure to annuities, insurance products, policy administration systems, actuarial processes, or retirement services.
Benefits
- Opportunity to shape the technology foundation of a rapidly growing insurtech organization.
- Develop solutions that directly influence business performance, operational efficiency, and strategic decision‑making.
- Work with cutting‑edge AI technologies, cloud platforms, and modern software architectures.
- Partner with executive leadership and play a key role in defining the future of software engineering and AI capabilities at Ceres Life.
Additional details
- Westaim and CC Capital have joined forces to strategically transform Westaim from a holding company into a global alternative credit asset manager with a unique, integrated insurance platform, branded as The Westaim Corporation.
- Ceres USA Holdings, LLC, part of the insurance platform within The Westaim Corporation strategy, is the parent company of Ceres Life Insurance—a fast‑growing, technology‑driven annuity carrier startup focused on redefining retirement security.
- Ceres is deeply committed to a client‑centered culture, delivering proactive, personalized, and technology‑enabled support through its Digital Contact Center and advisor‑facing platforms while maintaining high standards of trust, security, and regulatory compliance.
- The role will work closely with Finance, Actuary, Data Engineering, and Technology teams to drive operational efficiency, modernize workflows, and deliver AI‑powered solutions that support business growth, decision‑making, and customer experience.
- Position originally posted on Himalayas.