This role pays less than
95%
of similar roles. Most pay
$177,900–$246,150
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$143k
versus about
$212k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About CNA Financial
CNA Financial is a Chicago-based commercial property and casualty insurance company, offering business insurance and risk-management services to companies across the United States and internationally.
CNA Financial currently has
18 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$97,000–$189,000
across 15 roles with salary data.
As a Principal AI Engineer, you will provide high-level technical leadership in designing, developing, and scaling an AI-native agentic engineering platform. You will build foundational capabilities including agentic workflows, AI-augmented CI/CD pipelines, multi-agent orchestration patterns, and automated quality gates to enable the organization to deliver secure software at scale. Your daily work involves integrating tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot into the delivery lifecycle while establishing standards for context engineering and prompt-to-code workflows. You will utilize technologies such as GCP, GKE, Terraform, and GitHub Actions to manage infrastructure and security requirements. The role addresses the challenge of balancing rapid AI-accelerated development with architectural integrity and compliance. You will also mentor engineers on agentic coding practices and evaluate emerging tools to ensure high-quality, secure software delivery across diverse portfolios.
What does a AI Engineer earn?
Median $211200 from 132 postings across 36 companies.
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