AI Principal Engineer

Profile Summary

The AI Principal Engineer (IC Director) role is responsible for leading the design and delivery of complex, production‑grade AI systems with significant business impact. This technical leader operates independently, owning major components or domains across multiple initiatives and influencing architectural direction, engineering practices, and solution quality.

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of complex AI solutions, including LLM‑based applications, retrieval pipelines, and model‑driven services.
• Own technical direction for major components or domains within AI platforms or products.
• Drive engineering best practices for model evaluation, testing, monitoring, and operationalization.
• Partner with product, data, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable AI solutions.
• Contribute to architecture decisions, including model selection, system integration, and API design.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, privacy, and responsible AI.
• Mentor and guide engineers, contributing to team capability and engineering quality.
• Identify technical risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Significant experience delivering production AI/ML systems, including model deployment and operationalization.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Type Script, or Rust.
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks, LLM technologies, and data pipelines.
• Knowledge of model lifecycle management, MLOps, and production reliability practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work across disciplines.

Annual base salary range: $191,850 – $239,810 USD. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities based on role and performance. Actual compensation may vary by location, experience, education, and skill level.

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans.
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching up to 6%.
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer‑paid cash‑balance retirement plan (4%).
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.
• Paid time off, including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays, and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time – 40 hours per calendar year.

Voya Financial is an equal‑opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.