New York Life Insurance Company
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Senior Associate, Senior Engineer - Institutional Life Technology
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The Role
Designs, builds, and supports AWS data infrastructure, Salesforce solutions, integrations, and AI-enabled applications using Amazon Bedrock and IL Quick. Develops data pipelines, workflows, automations, and RAG solutions while applying security, governance, and compliance controls. Troubleshoots complex production issues, improves monitoring and runbooks, participates in incident response, and collaborates with technical and business teams to enhance reliability and engineering practices.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Requisition ID: 94738
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Role Overview:
As a Senior Engineer, Institutional Life Technology, you will be a hands-on engineer supporting and enhancing Institutional Life's technology ecosystem across AWS data infrastructure, Salesforce CRM, IL Quick, AI-enabled solutions, integration services, and production operations. You will apply advanced engineering expertise to solve complex technical problems, recommend effective solutions, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, reliable, and governed technology capabilities in a regulated financial-services environment.
What You'll Do:
• Design, build, enhance, and support AWS data solutions using services such as Glue/PySpark, Redshift, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, DBT, and Terraform, including data reconciliation, testing, deployment, and performance optimization.
• Develop and support Salesforce solutions using Apex, Flow Builder, Change Data Capture, and SFDX, and collaborate on integrations between Salesforce, AWS, and downstream data platforms.
• Build and enhance AI-enabled and RAG solutions using Amazon Bedrock and IL Quick, applying established patterns for prompt engineering, knowledge retrieval, agent workflows, testing, guardrails, and human review.
• Develop IL Quick applications, workflows, automations, agents, and analytics that address business requirements while applying appropriate security, data access, provenance, and compliance controls.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, improve monitoring and runbooks, participate in incident response, and collaborate with architects, engineers, and business partners to recommend improvements to reliability and engineering practices.
What You'll Bring:
You bring advanced hands-on engineering expertise and the ability to work independently across cloud, data, integration, and AI-enabled technologies. You use sophisticated analytical thinking to diagnose complex issues, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical solutions. You communicate technical concepts effectively, collaborate across related disciplines, and understand how security, reliability, data governance, and regulatory requirements influence technology design and delivery.
Required Skills:
• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, data engineering, cloud engineering, or related technology disciplines.
• Salesforce development or integration experience with technologies such as Apex, Flow Builder, Change Data Capture, SFDX, and enterprise data integration patterns.
• Practical AI experience with Amazon Bedrock including RAG implementation, prompt engineering, and tool/function calling; familiarity with agentic AI concepts and multi-step orchestration
• Strong Python and SQL skills with experience developing data pipelines, APIs, integrations, automation, or production applications.
• Experience troubleshooting production systems and collaborating across technical and business teams to resolve complex issues and improve processes.
Preferred Skills:
• Experience with IL Quick/QuickSight, agentic AI frameworks, MCP, vector databases, streaming technologies, or LLM evaluation tooling.
• AWS and/or Salesforce certifications, such as AWS Solutions Architect or Salesforce Platform Developer II.
• Life insurance, BOLI/COLI, financial services, or other regulated-industry experience.
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Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $111,500 - $160,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities-inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you'll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what's next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
Visit our LinkedIn to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.
Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees' needs.
Job Requisition ID: 94738
#BI-Hybrid
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Role Overview:
As a Senior Engineer, Institutional Life Technology, you will be a hands-on engineer supporting and enhancing Institutional Life's technology ecosystem across AWS data infrastructure, Salesforce CRM, IL Quick, AI-enabled solutions, integration services, and production operations. You will apply advanced engineering expertise to solve complex technical problems, recommend effective solutions, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, reliable, and governed technology capabilities in a regulated financial-services environment.
What You'll Do:
• Design, build, enhance, and support AWS data solutions using services such as Glue/PySpark, Redshift, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, DBT, and Terraform, including data reconciliation, testing, deployment, and performance optimization.
• Develop and support Salesforce solutions using Apex, Flow Builder, Change Data Capture, and SFDX, and collaborate on integrations between Salesforce, AWS, and downstream data platforms.
• Build and enhance AI-enabled and RAG solutions using Amazon Bedrock and IL Quick, applying established patterns for prompt engineering, knowledge retrieval, agent workflows, testing, guardrails, and human review.
• Develop IL Quick applications, workflows, automations, agents, and analytics that address business requirements while applying appropriate security, data access, provenance, and compliance controls.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, improve monitoring and runbooks, participate in incident response, and collaborate with architects, engineers, and business partners to recommend improvements to reliability and engineering practices.
What You'll Bring:
You bring advanced hands-on engineering expertise and the ability to work independently across cloud, data, integration, and AI-enabled technologies. You use sophisticated analytical thinking to diagnose complex issues, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical solutions. You communicate technical concepts effectively, collaborate across related disciplines, and understand how security, reliability, data governance, and regulatory requirements influence technology design and delivery.
Required Skills:
• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, data engineering, cloud engineering, or related technology disciplines.
- 1+ year of hands-on experience building or supporting AI/LLM solutions (production or advanced prototyping)
• Salesforce development or integration experience with technologies such as Apex, Flow Builder, Change Data Capture, SFDX, and enterprise data integration patterns.
• Practical AI experience with Amazon Bedrock including RAG implementation, prompt engineering, and tool/function calling; familiarity with agentic AI concepts and multi-step orchestration
• Strong Python and SQL skills with experience developing data pipelines, APIs, integrations, automation, or production applications.
• Experience troubleshooting production systems and collaborating across technical and business teams to resolve complex issues and improve processes.
Preferred Skills:
• Experience with IL Quick/QuickSight, agentic AI frameworks, MCP, vector databases, streaming technologies, or LLM evaluation tooling.
• AWS and/or Salesforce certifications, such as AWS Solutions Architect or Salesforce Platform Developer II.
- Exposure to agentic AI frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, or CrewAI
- Experience with vector databases, streaming technologies, or data governance platforms
• Life insurance, BOLI/COLI, financial services, or other regulated-industry experience.
#LI-SV1
#LI-HYBRID
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $111,500 - $160,000
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities-inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you'll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what's next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
Visit our LinkedIn to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.
Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees' needs.
Job Requisition ID: 94738
#BI-Hybrid
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of relevant professional experience in software engineering, data engineering, cloud engineering, or related technology disciplines
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience building or supporting AI or LLM solutions
- Hands-on AWS engineering experience with S3, Glue/PySpark, Redshift, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager
- Experience with SQL, DBT, Terraform, CI/CD, and automated testing
- Salesforce development or integration experience with Apex, Flow Builder, Change Data Capture, SFDX, and enterprise data integration patterns
- Practical Amazon Bedrock experience, including RAG implementation, prompt engineering, tool/function calling, and agentic AI concepts
- Strong Python and SQL skills developing data pipelines, APIs, integrations, automation, or production applications
- Experience troubleshooting production systems and collaborating across technical and business teams
- Experience with IL Quick or QuickSight, agentic AI frameworks, MCP, vector databases, streaming technologies, or LLM evaluation tooling
- AWS and/or Salesforce certifications, such as AWS Solutions Architect or Salesforce Platform Developer II
- Experience with security controls, observability, SRE practices, or AI governance in enterprise environments
- Life insurance, BOLI/COLI, financial services, or other regulated-industry experience
What the Team is Saying
Tyrone
Corporate Vice President, Employee Experience
Emma
Director, Tech, Data, AI, Ventures (TDAV)
Deepa
Chief Information Officer
Patricia
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Technology Services
Joel
Senior Vice President, Founder & Head of New York Life Ventures
Nishit
Corporate Vice President, AI & Data Architect
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The Company
What We Do
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of integrity, mutuality, and financial strength fuels a future defined by bold transformation. As the largest mutual life insurance company in the U.S., we operate on behalf of our policy owners—not shareholders. That structure allows us to take a long-term view, investing in people, purpose, and innovation that endures. Guided by a clear enterprise vision to become a technology-, data-, and AI-powered company, we’re modernizing our platforms, rearchitecting experiences, and embedding intelligence across our products and services. Our mission has always been about helping people through life’s most meaningful moments. Today, technology is amplifying that mission—enabling us to serve clients, advisors, and communities in more personalized, proactive ways. With a diversified business portfolio spanning insurance, investments, retirement, group benefits, and direct-to-consumer offerings, New York Life delivers the stability of a Fortune 100 company with the agility of one that’s continuously evolving. We’re powered by a values-led culture, inclusive teams, and a shared belief that when our people thrive, so does our company. Here, tradition fuels momentum—and your ideas, energy, and growth power what’s next.
Why Work With Us
New York Life is transforming from the inside out—blending 180 years of trust with the velocity of innovation. What makes us different is our culture: grounded in integrity, humanity, and shared success—values that show up in how we work, lead, and grow. If you want a place where innovation has purpose—build what's next with us.
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