AI-Driven Software Engineer II for Research & Production

St Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis (TN)

On-site

USD 78,000 - 139,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a Software Developer II to design and implement AI-enabled software across research IT. You will build AI/LLM-powered systems, create data pipelines, and deploy APIs and microservices that support discovery and clinical decision tools.

The role emphasizes reliability, cost efficiency, and maintainability in a healthcare research setting. You will collaborate with engineers and data scientists to steward models from experimentation to production,

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, information science, business, or related field required.
Master's degree preferred.
Minimum 2+ years IT experience in systems programming and development, preferably in a related industry.
Familiarity with SDLC methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, CI/CD).
Experience collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements.

Responsibilities

Design and implement AI solutions (e.g., NLP pipelines, LLM-powered features).
Build and maintain data pipelines for training, evaluation, and inference.
Integrate AI models into production systems via APIs and microservices.
Work with LLMs, including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and evaluation.
Optimize model performance, latency, and cost in production environments.
Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure clean architecture and maintainable code.
Monitor deployed models (drift detection, retraining, logging).
Stay current with AI advancements and assess practical applications.
Contribute to defined system scope and objectives for assigned projects.
Assist in developing detailed specifications for group-level systems.