Ameritas Life Insurance Company - Lincoln, NE
posted 3 months ago
This position specializes in developing cutting-edge Generative AI solutions that harness the power of natural language processing (NLP), natural language understanding (NLU), and computer vision. The A.I. Engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing advanced machine learning models, with a strong focus on language models. The role involves creating algorithms that extract meaningful insights from diverse data sources, enabling informed decision-making across the organization. At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services. This role could be hybrid (Lincoln, NE) or remote based on proximity to an office location. Hybrid in Lincoln, NE would be the preference. The A.I. Engineer will design and develop A.I. solutions using a variety of open source, closed source, and commercial tools. They will fine-tune and train existing base models, implement RAG solutions, and provide technical expertise for language model architectures. Participation in the A.I. development life cycle using best practices and standards is essential. The engineer will work with management, participating in discussions around future direction for current and new technologies and how they will be utilized. Close collaboration with management and business unit stakeholders is necessary to ensure alignment with enterprise business plans and strategic initiatives. The engineer will also participate in complex projects during design, development, and implementation, both as an individual contributor and as a lead team member. Additionally, they will create and review technical documents for projects and systems, ensuring that documents are kept up to date. Working closely with other technical team members to ensure functional requirements translate completely and correctly into the technical design is crucial. The engineer will plan, organize, and execute projects of varying complexity, within specified timeframes and budget, and may lead small to medium-sized development projects or programs.