Staff AI Engineer

About The Role

Join Oscar’s AI team to build and launch transformative AI-powered products that redefine the healthcare experience for millions. As an Applied AI Engineer, you’ll take end-to-end ownership of high-impact projects—conceiving, prototyping, and deploying generative AI solutions that solve real-world problems across the healthcare ecosystem. You’ll work alongside a world-class team of engineers and data scientists, rapidly iterating on ideas and shipping production-ready applications that drive measurable business and user outcomes. You’ll have the autonomy to identify opportunities, experiment with the latest AI models and techniques, and deliver solutions that streamline operations, improve patient experiences, and move the needle for Oscar and our members.

You will report to the Sr. Director, AI.

Work Location: This position is based in our New York City office, requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week. Thursdays are a required in-office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule.

Pay

The base pay for this role is: $198,720 - $260,820 per year.

Benefits

• Employee benefits including medical, dental, and vision
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick time
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) plan participation
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid wellness time and reimbursements
• Unlimited vacation program
• Company equity grants
• Annual performance bonuses

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-driven products and features, from zero-to-one prototypes to robust production systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and business teams to deeply understand user needs and deliver solutions that move key metrics.
• Rapidly experiment with new models, techniques, and tools (including LLMs, RAG, and agentic workflows), iterating based on data and user feedback.
• Build and scale full-stack applications and intelligent agents that automate complex healthcare workflows and deliver seamless user experiences.
• Stay on the cutting edge of the AI ecosystem, evaluating and integrating emerging technologies to keep Oscar at the forefront of healthcare innovation.
• Contribute to Oscar’s AI strategy and technical vision, helping shape the future of healthcare through technology.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, data science, or a related field, with a track record of impactful accomplishments
• 5+ years of experience as a leader of cross-pod or cross-company deliverables
• 5+ years of experience leading technical contributions, improving the quality of what your teams create
• 5+ years of experience with practical application of CS concepts within their team
• 5+ years of experience setting and enforcing the standard for writing stable, correct, and maintainable code
• 5+ years of experience leading technical teams including mentoring and training more junior engineers
• Strong Python programming skills
• Experience solving complex, ambiguous problems
• Experience designing and analyzing experiments or evaluations
• Experience or an interest in prototyping full-stack applications

Skills

• Experience with NLP, neural networks, transformers, and modern AI frameworks
• Knowledge of containerization and deployment tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) or full-stack development (e.g., React, Golang)
• Experimental mindset: comfort with testing hypotheses and iterating on failures
• Bonus: Experience with the healthcare industry, familiarity with claims or clinical data
• Bonus: Degree in math, statistics, data science, or engineering

Our ideal candidate is a data scientist with an engineering background, an engineer with a data science background, or a founder-type who combines product thinking, rapid prototyping, and hands-on coding to deliver real-world impact.