[Remote] AI Engineer-Remote Opportunity

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Answer Financial is an Allstate company with 25+ years in the industry and one of the nation's largest and longest running personal lines insurance agencies. The AI Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise-grade AI and machine learning solutions that integrate seamlessly across the company’s technology ecosystem. Responsibilities • Design, fine-tune, and deploy AI/ML models, including LLMs and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines • Develop and maintain custom Copilots and intelligent agents within Microsoft Copilot Studio that interact with enterprise data and APIs • Implement Power Platform integrations (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents) for business-facing AI workflows • Collaborate with data scientists to transform prototypes into production-grade, secure, and compliant solutions • Build domain-specific AI skills and agents tailored to insurance and financial processes • Develop and automate ML pipelines for training, deployment, and monitoring on AWS SageMaker and Azure ML • Manage CI/CD for AI models and Copilot plugins using MLflow, Airflow, Docker, and Kubernetes • Implement monitoring for Copilot-based and standalone AI agents, capturing performance, drift, and usage analytics • Integrate AI governance frameworks ensuring auditability, explainability, and data privacy compliance • Partner with software engineering and Power Platform teams to embed AI services into core business systems • Collaborate with IT and Security on Copilot extensions and secure connectors for enterprise data • Mentor junior AI engineers on cloud AI tools, Copilot integration, and MLOps best practices Skills • 2-5 years combined experience in software engineering, ML, and/or MLOps • Proven success deploying AI/ML models in Microsoft or AWS environments • Strong proficiency in Python, ML frameworks (Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow), and API integration • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Automate, and Power Apps development • Experience deploying AI pipelines in AWS SageMaker or Azure ML • Familiarity with LLM-based copilots, agent orchestration, and prompt engineering • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field • Experience connecting Copilot agents to proprietary datasets via secure connectors or APIs • Knowledge of vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS) and RAG architectures • Familiarity with Azure OpenAI Service, Dataverse, and Microsoft Graph APIs • Background in financial or insurance domain AI use cases • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) • Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect / Developer Associate • AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty • Microsoft Copilot Studio or AI Builder training credentials Benefits • 100% remote - work from home company Company Overview • Answer Financial is one of the original insurtech companies, established in 1997 and focused on delivering auto and home insurance through strategic partnerships on behalf of more than 40 insurance providers. It was founded in 1997, and is headquartered in Encino, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.AnswerFinancial.com/.