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Specialist Software Engineering - AI Engineer

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IT - Development

About Us 

 

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.  

 

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there. 

     

Who We Are 

 

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life 

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them. 

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms. 

What We Do 

 

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. 

 

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com.  

Job Description Summary

The Specialist Software Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and scaling intelligent AI & Actuarial systems in Hybrid Cloud Environment with strong focus on AWS Cloud Services. This role focuses on developing production-grade AI Applications, data engineering, APIs, and orchestration layers that enable advanced automation, deep research, and enterprise AI capabilities across the Finance organization.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a technical lead for AI and agent-based initiatives, including scoping, estimation, and architectural design of AI & Actuarial Applications. 
  • Design, develop, and deploy intelligent agents using AWS Bedrock, LangChain, Kiro, Graph DB, Strands, and related agent frameworks. 
  • Build and maintain applications using AWS agent core framework, orchestration layers, and hierarchical agent workflows to support complex reasoning and automation use cases. 
  • Develop secure, scalable APIs using AWS Lambda and API Gateway to expose AI and agent capabilities to downstream systems. 
  • Implement prompt engineering best practices to optimize model performance, accuracy, and reliability across use cases. 
  • Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into AI-driven solutions and agent workflows. 
  • Design and implement RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) pipelines leveraging vector databases and knowledge graphs. 
  • Develop, Maintain and enhance actuarial applications with core focus on EC2, PySpark, AWS Glue, S3, Athena and other AWS services.    
  • Monitor, evaluate, and optimize LLM performance, cost, latency, and reliability in production environments. 
  • Support testing cycles by validating AI outputs, identifying gaps, and improving agent behavior through tuning and iteration. 
  • Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, compliance, and responsible AI usage. 


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. 

  • Strong experience with Python & Spark for building AI, data, and agent-based applications. 

  • Hands-on experience with AWS Bedrock and large language models (LLMs). 

  • Experience using LangChain, Strands, or similar agent frameworks. 

  • Strong understanding of agent core design, multi-agent systems, and orchestration patterns. 

  • Experience building serverless solutions using AWS Lambda and API Gateway. 

  • Solid knowledge of prompt & context engineering techniques and LLM optimization strategies. 

  • Experience integrating LLMs with enterprise systems via APIs. 

  • Build Solutions to any complex business problem using AI-Development Life Cycle methodology. 

  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with broader AI and agent frameworks, including hierarchical agents and autonomous agent architectures. 
  • Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and emerging agent interoperability standards. 
  • Experience with Kiro or similar AI IDE tools for agent-assisted development workflows. 
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform), and version control (Git). 
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker, Amazon ECS, or EKS for production AI deployments. 
  • Experience with AWS Quick Tools and AWS Frontier Agents. 
  • Hands-on experience with deep research agents and multi-step reasoning workflows. 
  • Experience implementing RAG using Vector Databases (e.g., OpenSearch, Pinecone, FAISS) and Graph Databases. 
  • Exposure to model tuning, embeddings, and evaluation techniques. 
  • Knowledge of enterprise AI governance, security, and responsible AI practices. 
  • Experience in financial services or regulated enterprise environments. 


Working Conditions

  • Hybrid-Office Environment (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
  • Work outside of normal business hours may be required
  • Moderate Travel 10 to 25%


This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

Compensation

The Salary for this position generally ranges between $131,000 - $170,000 annuallyPlease note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion. 

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

  

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (Philadelphia, PA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Denver, CO).  Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

What We Offer  

 

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees. 

 

Compensation Benefits 

  • Competitive Pay 

  • Bonus for Eligible Employees 

 

Benefits Package 

  • Pension Plan 

  • 401k Match

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Disability Insurance

  • Medical Insurance

  • Dental Insurance

  • Vision Insurance

  • Employee Discounts

  • Career Training & Development Opportunities

 

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits 

  • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

  • Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

  • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars 

  • Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

  • Adoption Assistance

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Back-Up Care Program

  • PTO for Volunteer Hours

  • Employee Matching Gifts Program

  • Employee Resource Groups

  • Inclusion and Diversity Programs

  • Employee Recognition Program

  • Referral Bonus Programs

 

Inclusion & Diversity  

  

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women. 

  

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all. 

   

Giving Back  

  

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.     

  

Transamerica’s Parent Company  

 

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has  grown into an international company serving more than 23.9 million people across the globe.* It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.   

* As of December 31, 2023

 

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