Senior Software Engineer - AI Agents & Harnesses

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$139,400.00 – $230,000.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

As a member of the Enterprise AI and Emerging Technology organization at Travelers, you’ll be joining a strategic and collaborative team focused on transforming our business and technology capabilities leveraging best in class AI-enabled technology.

– We’re looking for a Sr. Software Engineer in the Enterprise AI Platforms organization to join our team focused on delivering enterprise platform capabilities that enable and accelerate the development of generative AI applications.
– Will serve as a technical leader in the organization who is responsible for shaping architecture decisions and delivering technical features across the enterprise.
– Engineers at this level work across the full architecture of product delivery from requirements gathering to maintenance and enhancement of existing systems.
– Will lead stakeholder conversations, shape the technical direction of initiatives, and build collective ownership across engineering, architecture, and product.
– This role is for engineers who bring deep, production-ready delivery experience to the table and who can anticipate the needs of the business in a fast-paced environment.

What Will You Do?

• Design, lead, and own the delivery of  production-grade platforms that engineering teams leverage to build and deploy  generative AI applications . 
• Drive  architecture decisions and  system design across multiple teams, establishing and advancing the technical patterns,  engineering standards , and practices adopted across the enterprise. 
• Lead  stakeholder conversations , translate technical capabilities into clear  business value , and identify opportunities where technology can drive  measurable business outcomes . 
• Think proactively about the  technical strategy of the Enterprise AI Platforms organization. 
• Participate in and lead  cross-organizational engineering events and technical forums to share knowledge across the enterprise. 

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or  equivalent practical experience . 
• 6+ years of hands-on software development experience, including demonstrated  production delivery of AI solutions . 
• Proficiency in  Python , with experience in additional languages such as  TypeScript —particularly for candidates building AI integrations. 
• Hands-on experience  building and deploying generative AI applications . 
• Hands-on experience with  AWS and/or Azure cloud services. 
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools, including  Kubernetes . 
• Hands-on experience with  CI/CD tooling such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins. 
• Hands-on experience designing, delivering, and maintaining  large, distributed, production-grade applications in an enterprise setting. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead  architecture and solution design across teams in agile, collaborative development environments. 
• Strong  communication skills with the ability to lead technical conversations with  non-technical business stakeholders and translate complex capabilities into measurable business outcomes.
• Leverages  domain expertise to improve enterprise- and organization-level capabilities. 
• A  leader by example who delivers technical features and naturally engages with other leaders across organizations and disciplines. 
• Experience deploying  third-party vendor software in a  highly regulated enterprise environment. 
• Terraform for provisio ning cloud infrastructure experience. 
• Helm for Kubernetes application deployment experience. 
• Evaluating generative AI applications experience . 
• OSS agent frameworks such as Strands Agents and LangGraph experience. 
• Observability tooling and  distributed tracing in production environments experience. 
• Zero-trust security principles and  secure-by-design development practices when building and deploying enterprise systems experience. 
• Experience operating across  multiple projects at once.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
• 6 additional years of software engineering experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. 

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

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Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

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