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Why Wellmark: We are a mutual insurance company owned by our policy holders across Iowa and South Dakota, and we’ve built our reputation on over 80 years’ worth of trust. We are not motivated by profits. We are motivated by the well-being of our friends, family, and neighbors–our members. If you’re passionate about joining an organization working hard to put its members first, to provide best-in-class service, and one that is committed to sustainability and innovation, consider applying today!
Why Wellmark Technology? Wellmark is building innovative, modern solutions using cutting edge technology. We are driving organizational transformation and business strategy by empowering our technology team to innovate new and elegant solutions to enhance the customer experience. Together, we are leaning into the future, owning the outcome, and driving organizational change to transform how we work.
Job Description
We’re seeking a Principal Architect to help define our next-generation AI capabilities across risk management, product development, claims, and enterprise productivity. You’ll join a small, cross-functional team exploring AI-native solutions by rapidly prototyping, experimenting with new capabilities, and moving fast from concept to production.
What you will do:
Elevate Artificial Intelligence practices across engineering at Wellmark.
Design and scale RAG pipelines, vector search systems, and LLM evaluation workflows.
Create AI agents with frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, or Strands.
Ingest and process unstructured/structured data (parsing, chunking, embeddings, retrieval).
Develop intuitive user experiences powered by LLMs and AI agents for real-time workflows.
Integrate enterprise AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT Enterprise, Copilot, and Nova.
Implement observability, governance, and intentional AI practices in compliance with regulations.