AI Engineer

The AI Engineer role at Shelter Insurance supports the delivery of governed AI experiences in an enterprise environment. The position emphasizes responsible experimentation while ensuring enterprise testing, security, observability, and operational ownership.

Location and Employment

• Location: Columbia, MO (on-site)
• Employment type: Full-time
• Compensation: USD 90,646 - 112,382 per year

Role Summary

In this role, you will implement and support governed AI capabilities under the direction of senior engineering, architecture, and product leadership. You will help balance fast iteration with requirements for enterprise testing, security controls, observability practices, and day-to-day operational ownership.

Responsibilities

• Implement and support governed AI experiences with guidance from senior engineers, architects, and product leaders.
• Maintain a balance between rapid experimentation and enterprise testing, security, observability, and operational ownership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience developing software, data products, AI applications, or enterprise integrations.
• Hands-on experience with Python and REST APIs, along with familiarity with SQL and Git.
• Working knowledge of large language models, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector search, RAG, and agentic workflows.
• Experience with Snowflake, Glean, or comparable data, search, knowledge-management, or AI platforms.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle practices, including testing, monitoring, and secure development.
• Strong analytical skills and effective written and verbal communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building with Snowflake Cortex, Snowflake CoCo, Glean agents, or similar enterprise AI platforms.
• Experience with evaluation harnesses, prompt or version management, observability, or AI quality measurement.
• Experience in insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated data environments.
• Familiarity with identity, role-based access control, data classification, and privacy-by-design practices.

Technologies

• Python
• REST APIs
• SQL
• Git
• Large language models
• Prompt engineering
• Embeddings
• Vector search
• RAG
• Agentic workflows
• Snowflake
• Glean
• Snowflake Cortex
• Snowflake CoCo
• Glean agents

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Voluntary Vision and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Savings and Profit Sharing 401(k)
• Paid Time Off for Sick and Personal Leave, Vacation and Holidays
• Vitality Wellness Program
• "Dress for Your Day" Dress Code
• Flexible Scheduling
• And much more!

Application Deadline

Please apply by 09/28/2026.