Senior Associate - Senior Software Engineer - AI & Cloud Platforms
New York Life Insurance CoAbout the role
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with AI expertise to help design and deliver modern, cloud-native insurance platforms. This role sits within our core systems team and partners closely with engineers, architects, data scientists, and product teams to build scalable, secure, and highly available solutions leveraging AWS, APIs, DevSecOps, and AI.
You will play a key role in advancing automation, developer productivity, and AI-enabled capabilities while contributing to enterprise standards and best practices.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and deploy cloud-native applications and platforms on AWS
- Apply AI and automation to improve developer experience and productivity
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps automation
- Design and consume APIs and reusable services
- Ensure solutions meet security, performance, resilience, and compliance standards
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile delivery environment
- Contribute to architecture evolution, technical standards, and engineering best practices
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5–7 years of software engineering experience building production-grade systems
- Hands-on experience with AWS, cloud-native architecture, and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
- Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
- Experience building or deploying AI or Agentic AI use cases
- Proficiency with modern programming and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, .NET)
- Experience with containerization (EKS/ECR), APIs, and modern development tools (GitHub, Jira)
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with technical and business partners
Preferred Qualifications
- 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
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Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $100,000-$143,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Generate a tailored application kit with a matched cover letter, interview prep, and CV highlights — in under 60 seconds. Free account required — sign up in 30sApply for this role