AI Solutions Developer – Insurance Operations & Systems Integration
Los Angeles | Onsite
Pay Range: $100,000- $150,000 Per Year. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire and will be dependent on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to geographic location, skill set, experience, education, credentials, and licensure when applicable.
Knight Insurance is seeking a motivated, innovative AI Solutions Developer to design, build, test, and deploy AI-enabled business solutions. This role will help improve operational efficiency, reporting, underwriting workflows, and system integrations across the organization.
The ideal candidate combines strong software development skills with an understanding of insurance operations and systems. You’ll build practical tools—including internal applications, dashboards, reporting solutions, workflow automations, and API integrations—and work with internal teams and external technology partners to turn business needs into scalable solutions.
What You'll Do as an AI Solutions Developer:
Application development
- Use AI-assisted development tools and frameworks to build internal web applications, dashboards, reporting tools, workflow automations, operational utilities, portals, and other business solutions.
- Prototype and deploy proof-of-concept applications to address operational needs.
- Use AI coding assistants and low-code/no-code platforms where appropriate to accelerate development.
- Develop lightweight web interfaces for internal and external users.
Systems integration
- Connect internal insurance systems, databases, and third-party platforms through APIs and middleware.
- Build and maintain integrations for rating, billing, claims, CRM, reporting, data warehouse, and analytics systems.
- Work with external IT companies and software vendors to share technical requirements, validate integrations, and support accurate data flow between systems.
- Help ensure secure and accurate access to data across departments.
Insurance operations and quality assurance
- Review insurance manuals, underwriting guidelines, and rating algorithms to understand business logic and workflow requirements.
- Validate systems across underwriting, rating, billing, claims, reporting, security, and permissions.
- Test and perform quality assurance on internally developed software and vendor solutions before production release.
- Ensure solutions meet operational and compliance requirements.
Collaboration
- Work with operations, underwriting, claims, finance and accounting, executive leadership, and external technology partners.
- Translate operational needs into technical specifications and scalable solutions.
- Explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Qualifications
What do we look for in our AI Solutions Developer?
- Experience with AI-assisted software development tools.
- Strong understanding of web application development, API integrations, SQL and database connectivity, reporting and analytics tools, and workflow automation.
- Experience with modern programming languages and frameworks such as Python, JavaScript, Node.js, React, and SQL.
- Experience integrating cloud platforms and SaaS applications.
- Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical colleagues and understand insurance workflows.
Required Education & Work Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical discipline. Master’s degree is a plus.
- 4–5 years of professional experience in full-stack software engineering or backend development, with at least 2+ years actively building and deploying AI/ML solutions or LLM-driven applications into production environments.
- Proven track record of building automated workflows, custom internal tools, or enterprise software integrations.
- Insurance, InsurTech, or FinTech experience (specifically working with policy life cycles, claims triage, or FNOL intake systems) is highly preferred.
Benefits
What do we offer?
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Supplemental Life Insurance, LTD, and Flexible Spending Account
- 401K and Employee Stock Ownership Program (employer matching)
- Career Path Opportunities
- Onsite Yoga, Pilates, Onsite Gym
- UKG Wallet (access to your pay before payday)
- Onsite gym with group Yoga and Pilates classes (California)
- Tickets at Work - discounts on entertainment, travel, and more
- AT&T Wireless discounts
- Midway Rent a Car discount (California)
- Dell Member Purchase Program
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical discipline
- 4-5 years of professional experience in full-stack software engineering or backend development
- At least 2 years actively building and deploying AI/ML solutions or LLM-driven applications into production environments
- Experience with AI-assisted software development tools
- Strong understanding of web application development, API integrations, SQL, database connectivity, reporting and analytics tools, and workflow automation
- Experience with programming languages and frameworks such as Python, JavaScript, Node.js, React, and SQL
- Experience integrating cloud platforms and SaaS applications
- Proven track record of building automated workflows, custom internal tools, or enterprise software integrations
- Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical colleagues and understand insurance workflows
- Insurance, InsurTech, or FinTech experience, particularly with policy lifecycles, claims triage, or FNOL intake systems
- Master's degree
What We Do
People. Purpose. Passion. These are the hallmarks of Westlake Financial Services, and have been since our inception in 1988. Westlake specializes in prime to sub-prime automotive financing, helping car dealerships do what they do best: sell cars. Our unique credit approval software (known as "The Buy Program ©") allows dealers to get an on-the-spot loan approval with out waiting for callbacks, fax-backs, or rehashes. Westlake Financial is an Internet based, privately held finance company that specializes in the acquisition and servicing of prime, sub-prime, and non-prime automotive retail installment contracts. Headquartered in Southern California, Westlake originates indirect retail installment contracts through a network of 21,000 new and used car dealers throughout the United States. All collections and servicing are performed in-house from its central facility located in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles. Westlake's success didn't just happen overnight. It took years of hard work, cultivation, and smart intuition to get to where we are today. Not content to rest on our laurels, Westlake continues to build and refine, always keeping our dealers and customers in mind. Looking for a Career in auto finance, please view the following link: https://www.westlakefinancial.com/careers/
