Job Description

 

Amazing Career Moments Happen Here

Transforming the insurance industry is ambitious, we know. That’s why at Applied, we’re building a team that shows up every day ready to learn, willing to try new things, and driven to deliver innovative software and services that make us indispensable to our customers – all within a culture built on values that make us indispensable to each other too. With 40+ years of experience in the Insurtech game, we’re not just redefining what’s achievable; we’re creating a place where amazing career moments are made possible. 

Position Overview

We’re searching for an Associate AI Automation Engineer to join our IT AI Automation team in Remote role. In this role, you’ll contribute to the build and hardening of micro-apps and AI integrations with guidance from senior engineers, helping deliver quality solutions on a shared, governed GCP platform.The IT AI Automation team hardens, deploys, runs, and partners on AI at scale. The team supports business-built proof of concepts by hardening them and shipping them to production with authentication, CI/CD, secrets management, and monitoring. To keep us headed in the right direction, we’re looking for people who understand winning is a team sport, who value and seek to learn from our team’s diverse experiences and backgrounds, who welcome a challenge and take risks in the pursuit of creating better outcomes for our customers, and who can, at any given time, step back to laugh and have some fun. 

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to the build of micro-apps and AI integrations, including dashboards, reconciliation tools, internal apps, and chatbots, with guidance from senior engineers. 
• Support technical delivery by completing assigned bug fixes, small features, and test coverage with help from team members when needed. 
• Participate in code reviews and design reviews to build knowledge of the team’s technical vision and hardening standards. 
• Apply foundational software development and security practices, including auth, access controls, secrets management, logging, documentation, and testing.
• Monitor assigned applications for routine issues, follow documented runbooks, and escalate anomalies to senior engineers.
• Build practical experience with the team’s tech stack, including Python, SQL, and GCP, while learning to use AI tools responsibly. 
• Use AI to support analysis, development, automated testing, and documentation of assigned components. 

We’re Excited to Learn More About You

Your experience may include:

• A degree in Computer Science Engineering, a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Foundational knowledge of software engineering principles and practices, including documentation, testing, debugging, and data structures. 
• Basic proficiency in Python and SQL. 
• Familiarity with modern, cloud-based technologies, with GCP preferred, and software security practices. 
• Basic knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing use cases, Agile frameworks, Jira, and Confluence. 
• Effective written and verbal communication skills. 

You may have other skills or credentials, including:

• Internship, co-op, or academic project experience building or deploying software.
• Exposure to AI/LLM concepts through coursework, personal projects, or self-study. 
• Exposure to APIs, SaaS platform integrations, Docker, or Terraform. 

We know that talent comes from all backgrounds and experience levels. We encourage military members and their spouses as well as candidates without a degree or a background in tech to apply! 

When You Join Team Applied, You Can Expect:

A culture that values who you are and recognizes that you aren’t just an employee; you are a teammate, and you matter. We thrive on the benefits of our different experiences and celebrate the uniqueness our teammates bring to work with them every day. We flex our time together, collaborating remotely and in-person to empower our teams to work in the ways that work best for them. A comprehensive benefits and compensation package that centers our teammates and helps them to bring their best to work every day:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 
• Holiday and Vacation Time 
• Health & Wellness Days
• A Bonus Day for Your Birthday

Learn more about the people behind our products at Applied Systems Careers.  Our targeted starting base salary in the United States for this position ranges from [$70,000 - $125,000 USD]. To determine a new team member’s starting pay, we consider a variety of factors, including someone’s depth, breadth, and variety of experience, skills, and responsibilities. Depending on the role, team members may also be eligible to participate in additional compensation plans such as bonus and commission.

Your Security Matters:

Our candidates’ personal information and online safety are top of mind for us. At Applied, we proactively protect your personal information and only communicate with candidates via a secure @appliedsystems.com email or through our official careers portal. Recruiters will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information like social security numbers. 

AI Utilization

We leverage AI tools to streamline parts of our recruitment workflow, such as resume parsing and interview scheduling. However, candidate screening, interviews, and final decisions are conducted by real humans. 

EEO Statement

Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don’t discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.