AI Developer – Cork (Preferred) / Dublin | Hybrid

AI Developer
Location: Cork (preferred) / Dublin
Department: AI & Automation Hub
Industry: Healthcare & Insurance Technology

Shape the Future of AI at Laya Healthcare

Laya Healthcare is investing heavily in AI and intelligent automation, building core AI platforms and reusable components that will power innovation across the business. We're looking for an AI Developer who is passionate about emerging technologies, agentic AI systems, and bringing AI solutions from concept to production.

This is an opportunity to join a newly established AI Hub where you'll work alongside AI Architects, Technical Leads, RPA specialists, Cloud Engineers and Product Teams to design and deliver enterprise-scale AI solutions that create real business impact.

What You'll Be Working On

You'll contribute to the development of cutting-edge AI capabilities, including:

• AI Agents and Agentic Systems
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Intelligent claim-processing solutions
• Classification and decisioning components
• AI-powered automation platforms
• Reusable AI services and core platform capabilities
• Azure-based AI solutions and integrations

The team is leveraging modern AI-powered engineering approaches, including tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code and AI development agents, enabling rapid prototyping and accelerated delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI components, models, agents and algorithms from the ground up
• Build production-grade AI and machine learning solutions
• Develop, test and optimise prompts for LLM-powered applications
• Create scalable AI services and APIs using Python
• Build and enhance agentic systems capable of reasoning and decision-making
• Integrate AI solutions into existing business platforms and workflows
• Develop and maintain ML pipelines and deployment processes
• Collaborate closely with Architects, Technical Leads and Product Teams
• Support deployed AI solutions and drive continuous improvement
• Contribute to AI innovation, experimentation and proof-of-concepts
• Help define emerging AI development practices and standards

What We're Looking For

• 3-5+ years' software development experience with a strong engineering background
• Commercial experience developing AI, Machine Learning or Generative AI solutions
• Strong Python development experience
• Experience working with LLMs, NLP and agent-based systems
• Hands-on Azure cloud experience (preferred)
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker and cloud-native development
• Knowledge of MLOps, CI/CD and AI deployment practices
• Experience building REST APIs and scalable backend systems
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices
• Comfortable working in cross-functional teams
• Passion for emerging AI technologies and innovation

Nice to Have

• Azure AI Foundry experience
• Financial Services, Insurance or highly regulated industry experience
• Experience with RAG, MCPs and agent orchestration frameworks
• Experience supporting AI solutions in production environments

Why Join?

• Opportunity to help build a brand-new AI capability
• Work on real-world AI solutions used across the business
• Exposure to the latest Generative AI technologies and platforms
• Influence technical direction and engineering practices
• Collaborative environment focused on innovation and continuous learning
• Significant career growth potential within a rapidly expanding AI function