Senior AI Engineer

Senior AI Engineer

Location: Austin, TX (Onsite 4 days per week)

Employment: Full-time. No C2C, C2H, or visa sponsorship available.

About Acrisure

Acrisure's Enterprise Technology Group (ETG) is a fast-paced, AI-driven team building innovative software to disrupt the $6T+ insurance industry. Our mission is to help the world share its risk more intelligently to power a more vibrant economy. We are transforming insurance distribution and underwriting into a science.

We are building a digital marketplace for risk at the center of Acrisure, a privately held company recognized as one of the world's top 10 insurance brokerages and the fastest-growing insurance brokerage globally. By leveraging technology to push the boundaries of understanding and transferring risk, we are systematically converting data into predictions, insights, and choices.

Our culture is strong. We are a collaborative company of entrepreneurial, innovative, and talented people who believe in our future. We outthink and outwork the competition. We look outside our walls and are energized by our fast-paced trajectory.

The Role

We are looking for a seasoned AI Engineer with 5–10+ years of experience to join Acrisure's Enterprise Technology Group (ETG). In this senior-level role, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy, taking end-to-end ownership of complex AI initiatives. You will engage directly with business stakeholders to translate requirements into well-defined work packages, drive execution, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

Working alongside engineers, designers, and product teams, you'll build models, pipelines, and infrastructure that bring ideas to life at scale. Our stack includes Python, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud. We use tools like LangChain and work across NLP, LLMs, and applied ML.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy ML models from prototype to production
• Own the full lifecycle of ML projects
• Engage directly with business stakeholders to gather and refine project requirements
• Translate requirements into structured work packages with clear milestones and deliverables
• Monitor and follow up to ensure timely and high-quality project delivery
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop scalable systems
• Improve model accuracy, performance, and reliability
• Apply best practices in testing, MLOps, and observability

Requirements

• 5–10+ years of hands-on experience in AI/ML engineering (required)
• Ability to work independently and lead projects without day-to-day supervision
• Ability to engage confidently with non-technical business stakeholders, understanding their needs, and converting them into technical plans
• Strong Python skills (required); a second coding language is a plus
• Deep experience with ML algorithms and model development
• BS in CS or a related field in AI Engineering
• Proven experience deploying LLM-based applications using API calls to frontier models (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini) (required)
• Familiarity with the Palantir platform (AIP, Foundry, or Ontology) (desirable)
• Familiarity with LangChain, LLMs, Kubernetes, or GCP (nice to have)
• Comfort with on-site presence to support collaboration, team leadership, and cross-functional partnership

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive compensation
• Generous vacation policy, paid holidays, and paid sick time
• Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance (employee-paid)
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company-paid Group Life insurance
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Calm App subscription
• Employee-paid Pet Insurance and optional supplemental insurance coverage
• Vested 401(k) with company match and financial wellness programs
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA) and commuter benefits options
• Paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, and fertility benefits
• Career growth and learning opportunities

Note: This list is not reflective of all benefits. Enrollment waiting periods or eligibility criteria may apply to certain benefits. Offerings may vary based on subsidiary entity or geographic location.

Community Impact

Making a lasting impact on the communities it serves, Acrisure has pledged more than $22 million through its partnerships with Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, New York.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodations

Acrisure is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Acrisure, we firmly believe that an inclusive workforce drives innovation, creativity, and ultimately, our collective success.

We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. Acrisure also has a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination.

Acrisure also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email leaves@acrisure.com.

California residents can learn more about our privacy practices for applicants by visiting the Acrisure California Applicant Privacy Policy available at www.Acrisure.com/privacy/caapplicant.

Final candidates will be required to complete post-offer verification processes related to the role and in accordance with applicable laws.