Software Engineer I- Enterprise AI Products

As a member of Enterprise AI & Emerging Tech, you’ll be joining a strategic and collaborative team that is passionate about transforming our business and technology capabilities and paving the way for best-in-class technology, data and analytics.

As a Software Engineer I for the Enterprise AI Products Value Stream within the Enterprise AI & Emerging Tech organization, you will contribute to the design and delivery of AI-powered solutions as part of a collaborative, high-performing engineering team. Engineers at this level work alongside senior engineers and architects across the full arc of AI product delivery - from long-horizon strategic initiatives to hands-on field engagements that embed directly with Lines of Business. You bring production experience building and maintaining real software in real environments, and you are actively growing your depth in AI and automation. This role is for engineers who take ownership seriously, are proactive about staying current with emerging technologies, and are eager to contribute to work that has direct business impact from day one.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. The company does not sponsor/support H-1B petitions, TN, or Forms I-983/STEM OPT, for this role.

What Will You Do?

• Contribute to the design and delivery of AI-powered solutions across a range of engagement types, working with limited direction from senior engineers and taking active ownership of assigned work through to production.
• Leverage enterprise AI capabilities including large language models, agentic workflows, cloud computing services (AWS/Azure), and container orchestration (Kubernetes) to build solutions that address real business problems.
• Actively participate in application and solution design discussions - contributing meaningfully to architecture and engineering decisions alongside architects, product owners, and senior engineers.
• Adhere to and advance engineering practices including source code management, test automation, CI/CD standards, and modern engineering principles, with an expectation of operational ownership over delivered assets.
• Engage with LOB stakeholders to develop domain knowledge relevant to assigned work, building an understanding of the business context behind the problems being solved.
• Support teammates within your domain, participate actively in code reviews, and share knowledge in a way that is discoverable and accessible across the team.
• Proactively stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in AI and software engineering - applying new skills to deliverables and sharing learnings with the team.
• Participate in Engineering Chapter events and innovation activities, contributing to team libraries, tools, and shared capabilities., * Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum one year of hands-on software development experience with demonstrated production delivery and maintenance of software systems.
• Proficiency in Python, with experience in additional languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, or Java welcomed - particularly in candidates with backgrounds in enterprise AI integration.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud services.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools, including Kubernetes.
• Proficiency with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Demonstrated experience building, deploying, and maintaining software systems in production environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work in agile, collaborative development environments with limited direction.
• Strong communication skills - able to engage with technical and non-technical teammates and contribute clearly to design discussions.
• Familiarity with machine learning concepts, model evaluation, or data pipeline development.
• Experience with or exposure to agentic workflows, LLM integrations, or AI-powered automations.
• Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Familiarity with MongoDB or comparable NoSQL data stores.
• Familiarity with Temporal or comparable workflow orchestration tools.
• Experience with prompt engineering or RAG architectures.
• Familiarity with observability tooling or distributed tracing in production environments.
• Exposure to zero-trust security principles or secure-by-design development practices.
• Exposure to MCP server configurations or multi-agent frameworks.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
• 2 additional years of software engineering experience.

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.