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# Software Engineer I - AI and ML at Zinnia - Employee Referral

- **Company:** Zinnia - Employee Referral
- **Location:** Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
- **Posted:** 2026-04-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zind-erprogram/jobs/4675835006

## Job description

## WHO WE ARE:

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value – and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

## WHO YOU ARE

You are a passionate Python and AI/ML Engineer minimum 5 years of hands-on experience building intelligent systems. You thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving complex problems with data and algorithms, and take pride in delivering AI solutions that create real business impact. You have experience with cutting-edge Generative AI, scalable ML pipelines, and production-grade systems and you're energized by working at the frontier of what AI can do.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and Generative AI solutions — including classification, clustering, summarization, search & ranking, and information extraction.
- Own end-to-end ML pipelines — from data ingestion and preprocessing through model training, deployment, and production monitoring.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into AI-driven features — applying NLP, outlier detection, and deep learning techniques where applicable.
- Build robust, scalable, and well-documented Python-based RESTful APIs to expose ML models and AI services in production environments.
- Optimize database interactions and ensure efficient data storage and retrieval for AI applications across SQL and NoSQL systems.
- Stay current with the latest advances in AI/ML — integrating emerging approaches such as RAG pipelines, LLM fine-tuning, and vector search into live products.

## WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Python Strong hands-on proficiency for building, scripting, and deploying AI/ML systems. NumPy · Pandas · FastAPI · Scikit-learn Machine Learning Applied expertise across supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning — classification, clustering, outlier detection. PyTorch · TensorFlow · XGBoost · DBSCAN

Generative AI (2+ yrs) Hands-on experience building with LLMs — prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, summarization, and AI-powered features. LLMs · RAG · Prompt Eng. · Fine-tuning

NLP & Search / Ranking Processes language and builds relevance engines — NER, embeddings, semantic search, and ranking models. spaCy · BERT · FAISS · Elasticsearch

API Development Designs and ships secure, well-documented RESTful APIs exposing ML models as production-ready services. REST · FastAPI · OAuth2 · Swagger

Databases Proficient in SQL and NoSQL stores for structured and unstructured data pipelines supporting AI workloads. PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Vector DBs

## GOOD TO HAVE

Cloud Platforms Deploys and scales AI workloads on AWS, Azure, or GCP. AWS · Azure

TypeScript / JavaScript Frontend or full-stack exposure for building ML-powered product interfaces. TypeScript · React · Node.js

MLOps Manages the ML lifecycle — tracking, versioning, and pipeline automation. MLflow · Kubeflow · CI/CD

Containerization & Orchestration Packages and scales AI services using containers and cluster management. Docker · Kubernetes

## About Zinnia - Employee Referral

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth, providing enterprise software and data insights that simplify the buying, selling, and administration of insurance products.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Topeka, Kansas, USA (with additional offices in Alpharetta, GA; Greenwich, CT; Short Hills, NJ; Boulder, CO; New York City, NY; Pune, India; Noida, India; Gurugram, India; and Montreal, Canada)
- **Founded**: 2005
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Insurance technology (InsurTech), Life insurance and annuities, Enterprise SaaS
- **Target customers**: B2B – life insurance carriers, annuity providers, distributors, agents, and financial advisors
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To make financial longevity more widely accessible by everyone, simplifying the life and annuity experience from end-to-end so people can protect their financial futures. [zinnia.com](https://zinnia.com/en)

## Products & Services
- **Zinnia Market Connect**: A next-generation marketplace that integrates education, product matching, digital order entry, and servicing into one experience for agents and advisors.
- **Zinnia Now**: A flexible, cloud-native digital solution that enhances and/or converts legacy systems with modern digital tools to transform customer experience.
- **Zinnia Launch**: A fast-track platform that accelerates product design, deployment, and distribution with one seamless system built to scale for long-term policy servicing.
- **Zinnia Platform (Core)**: A modular, cloud-native architecture that integrates easily with existing systems, standardizing operations and enabling carriers to bring products to market faster. [zinnia.com](https://zinnia.com/en)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Over $180 billion in assets under administration; serves 100+ carrier clients, 2,500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zinnia/jobs/4682605006)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available; however, the company states it processes over 50% of U.S. annuity digital sales through broker-dealers via DTCC, and 0 of the top 10 banks and top 10 distributors trust Zinnia. [zinnia.com](https://zinnia.com/en)
- **Growth Signals**: 1,258 total employees; 4 offices globally; actively hiring across engineering, product, operations, and sales roles; strong focus on AI/ML and cloud-native technology.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale and Trust**: Over $180B in assets under administration and partnerships with top banks and distributors provide a massive network effect and deep industry integration.
- **End-to-End Platform**: A unified, modular platform covering distribution, administration, and digital experience – reducing fragmentation that plagues the insurance industry.
- **Cloud-Native Architecture**: Modern tech stack that integrates easily with existing carrier systems, enabling faster product launches and lower operational complexity.
- **Data and Analytics**: Deep data insights that help carriers and advisors make better decisions, improve customer outcomes, and drive growth.

## Strategic Focus
- **Modernizing Insurance Infrastructure**: Replacing legacy, fragmented systems with a single connected platform to standardize operations and accelerate growth.
- **Expanding AI and Machine Learning**: Actively hiring for AI/ML roles (e.g., Software Engineer II - AI and ML) to enhance data insights and automation capabilities.
- **Market Expansion**: Growing distribution network (2,500+ distributors) and carrier client base (100+), with a focus on making insurance more accessible to consumers.
- **Product Innovation**: Continuously launching new offerings (Market Connect, Now, Launch) to address different points in the insurance value chain.

## Why Work Here
- **Impact You Can See**: Your work directly translates into financial security for millions of families, retirees, and advisors. As an engineer, your code ensures retirees can trust their income for decades. [zinnia.com](https://zinnia.com/en/careers)
- **Collaborative Culture**: "Collaboration beats ego every time, and every voice is heard." Diverse perspectives are welcome, and the culture emphasizes teamwork, humility, and continuous learning. [zinnia.com](https://zinnia.com/en/careers)
- **Growth and Development**: Mentorship, stretch projects, and a culture of curiosity help employees grow alongside the company. The company offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zinnia/jobs/4682605006)
- **Benefits**: Health/dental insurance, parental leave, profit sharing, PF, incentive/bonus opportunity, tuition reimbursement, and more. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zinnia/jobs/4682605006)
- **Work Model**: Hybrid roles available in multiple US locations (Alpharetta, GA; Boulder, CO; New York City, NY; Short Hills, NJ; Greenwich, CT; Topeka, KS) and fully in-office roles in India (Pune, Noida, Gurugram) and Montreal, Canada. Some remote US roles also available. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zinnia/jobs/4682605006)

## Sources
1. [zinnia.com - Company Overview](https://zinnia.com/en)
2. [zinnia.com - Careers Page](https://zinnia.com/en/careers)
3. [greenhouse.io - Zinnia Jobs](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zinnia/jobs/4682605006)
4. [greenhouse.io - Employee Referral Jobs](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zind-erprogram/jobs/4663232006)
5. [builtin.com - Zinnia Profile](https://builtin.com/company/zinnia-zinniacom)

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