Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
About the role
For our client, we are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI to join the team of a leader in the Healthcare space. This role will shape and deliver AI-powered capabilities that improve how healthcare organizations and their users interact with the platform. You will design production-grade LLM workflows, build full-stack experiences, and partner closely with product teams to bring reliable AI use cases to life. The position also calls for strong technical judgment around evaluation, observability, and deployment quality so the team can ship confidently. In addition, you will help guide architecture and technical direction as the organization expands its applied AI capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Design and build LLM pipelines for product AI features
- Develop full-stack features using Python and TypeScript/React
- Prompt-engineer and iterate on LLM prompts
- Strengthen evaluation frameworks for reliable deployments
- Enhance production observability through accuracy signals
- Contribute to architecture and technical direction
- Partner with product teams to support AI use cases
- Advise on the application of AI solutions
Qualifications
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience in a startup or 0-to-1 environment
- Strong full-stack web application experience in Python
- Shipped agentic LLM workflows to production
- Experience with LLM workflow evaluation
- Familiarity with prompt engineering
- Fluent with AI coding tools
- Strong communication skills
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Employer HSA Contribution
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Equity Incentive Plan
- Annual company-wide bonus up to 15%
- Remote-first culture with co-working reimbursements
- Flexible vacation policy
- Summer Fridays with additional time off
- Home office and wellness stipend
- Monthly internet stipend
- Annual learning and development stipend
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $200,000 – $260,000 annually