Senior AI Software Engineer
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The Senior Software Engineer codes software applications based on business requirements. The Senior Software Engineer work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
The Senior AI Software Engineer standardizes the quality assurance procedure for software. Oversees testing and debugging and develops fixes. Researches complaints and makes necessary adjustments and/or recommendations to resolve complex software related issues. Begins to influence department’s strategy. Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, and work is performed without direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.
Key Responsibilities:
System Development: Build and maintain LLM-powered features including retrieval-augmented generation systems, structured prompt pipelines, and intelligent workflow automation deployed in clinical settings.
Model Evaluation: Implement and iterate on evaluation frameworks to measure accuracy, safety, and reliability of AI outputs in production. Contribute to ongoing monitoring and quality improvement of deployed models.
Backend Service Development:** Build Python or Typescript based backend services that expose AI capabilities to product and clinical applications via REST, GraphQL APIs and Websockets.
Infrastructure and MLOps: Contribute to AI infrastructure design, deployment automation, and operational tooling as the team scales.
HIPAA-Compliant Development: Ensure all systems meet HIPAA standards and that protected health information is handled appropriately throughout the stack.
Technical Collaboration: Participate actively in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical design sessions. Help set and uphold team engineering standards in a new, growing team.
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years building production AI/ML systems
Hands-on experience with large language models and orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalent)
Proficiency in Python, Typescript and ML libraries (Hugging Face, PyTorch, scikit-learn, or similar)
Experience building REST or GraphQL APIs that serve AI/ML model outputs
Solid understanding of RAG pipeline design and vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector, or similar)
Experience building custom LLM and agent evals, including automated testing of model outputs, agent trajectories, and failure modes
Awareness of HIPAA requirements and secure handling of sensitive health data
Ability to work with autonomy and strong judgment in a greenfield, ambiguous environment
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and LLM coding harnesses (Claude Code, Pi Agent, Cursor, Codex, or similar)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience fine-tuning or systematically evaluating foundation models
Familiarity with multi-agent AI architectures, agent orchestration frameworks, and sandboxed code execution environments
Exposure to clinical data, EHR systems, FHIR standards, or healthcare AI applications
Familiarity with TypeScript and Next.js for full-stack feature delivery
Experience in a 0-to-1 product build or early-stage engineering environment
Understanding of Humana's enterprise AI governance and responsible AI standards
Additional Information
The candidate must live close to one of our designated IT locations: NYC, NY; Louisville, KY; Tampa, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Dallas/Frisco, TX; Boston, MA; Washington, D.C: Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, Chicago, IL, or Charlotte, NC.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$106,900 - $147,000 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About Us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain LLM-powered features including retrieval-augmented generation systems
- Implement and iterate on evaluation frameworks to measure accuracy, safety, and reliability of AI outputs
- Build Python or Typescript based backend services that expose AI capabilities via REST, GraphQL APIs and Websockets
- Contribute to AI infrastructure design, deployment automation, and operational tooling
- Ensure all systems meet HIPAA standards
Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years building production AI/ML systems
- Hands-on experience with large language models and orchestration frameworks
- Proficiency in Python, Typescript and ML libraries
- Experience building REST or GraphQL APIs that serve AI/ML model outputs
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Paid time off, company and personal holidays
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- Short-term and long-term disability
Skills mentioned
About Humana
Humana will never ask, nor require a candidate to provide money for work equipment and network access during the application process. If you become aware of any instances where you as a candidate are asked to provide information and do not believe it is a legitimate request from Humana or affiliate, please contact yourcareer@humana.com to validate the request At Humana, our cultural foundation is aligned to helping members achieve their best health by delivering personalized, simplified, whole-person healthcare experiences. Recognizing healthcare needs continue to evolve for each person, for each family and for each community, Humana continuously creates innovative solutions and resources that help people live their healthiest lives on their terms –when and where they need it. Our employees are at the heart of making this happen and that’s why we are dedicated to building an organization of dynamic talent whose experience and passion center on putting the customer first.