AI Engineer, Product

Welltower; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

PTO (Paid Time Off)

Employee Stock Purchase Program

401(k) with Profit Sharing

Student Debt Program

Tuition Assistance

Medical/Dental/Vision

Job summary

Welltower is seeking an AI Engineer, Product to own agent-driven tooling and the product surface across the business. You’ll work with real data, iterate quickly with users, and build reusable surfaces that scale across teams.

This hands-on role emphasizes product behavior and actionable outputs rather than frontend alone, with on-site work in the NYC metro area. You’ll collaborate with data scientists and product teams to deliver trustworthy AI capabilities that inform decisions and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years shipping production software, with the depth to own a product surface end to end.
• Have deployed an agent in a commercial production environment.
• Experience building data-dense, decision-support, or analytics products where users act on the output.
• Ability to build fast against messy, real data and iterate in front of users.
• Based in the NYC metro area and able to work on-site.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship the product surface: the agent-driven tools, interfaces, and workflow tooling used by teams.
• Design, tune, and evaluate how agents behave in the product for trustworthy outputs.
• Work embedded with users, translating real-work into working software on real data.
• Get to a live, useful output fast, then iterate against direct feedback.
• Build configurable, reusable surfaces rather than one-off rewrites to accelerate future builds.
• Work off a live demo on real data as the spec rather than lengthy requirements documents.

Skills

Production software experience

Agent deployment experience

Analytics product experience

Iterative development

On-site NYC

Education

Bachelor's in CS or related field

Job description

WELLTOWER – REIMAGINE REAL ESTATE WITH US

At Welltower, we’re transforming how the world thinks about senior living and wellness-focused real estate. As a global leader in residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure, we create vibrant, purpose-driven communities where housing, healthcare, and hospitality converge. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and endlessly ambitious—guided by our mantra: The only easy day was yesterday.

We’re looking for bold, independent thinkers who thrive on challenge, embrace complexity, and are driven to deliver long-term value. Every team member is empowered to think like an owner, innovate fearlessly, and lead from where they stand. If you're passionate about outcomes and inspired by the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare infrastructure, we want you on our best-in-class team.

SUMMARY

Welltower is a global leader in wellness-focused and healthcare real estate. We move fast, think like owners, and build for long-term value. This is a hands-on AI engineering role for someone who wants to build from the ground up inside a company with real scale behind it.

The AI Engineer, Product builds the product surface that brings AI capability to the people across the business who rely on it. You own agent-driven tools and interfaces end to end, work directly with users on real data, and iterate fast against live feedback. The emphasis is on the product and the agent behavior behind it, not the front end alone.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and ship the product surface: the agent-driven tools, interfaces, and workflow tooling that teams use to do their work and make decisions
• Design, tune, and evaluate how agents behave in the product so the output is trustworthy enough for users to act on
• Work embedded with users, translating how they actually work into working software on real data
• Get to a live, useful output fast, then iterate against direct feedback
• Build configurable, reusable surfaces rather than one-off rewrites so each build accelerates the next
• Work off a live demo on real data as the spec rather than a lengthy requirements document

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years shipping production software, with the depth to own a product surface end to end
• Have deployed an agent in a commercial production environment
• Experience building data-dense, decision-support, or analytics products where users act on the output
• Ability to build fast against messy, real data and iterate in front of users
• Based in the NYC metro area and able to work on-site

COMPENSATION

Salaries may vary by location. The base salary range for this role in New York is $160,000 to $220,000. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for a total rewards package that includes an annual bonus opportunity, equity awards through our long-term incentive program, and a comprehensive benefits suite.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, drug screening, and verification of employment, education, and other credentials relevant to the position.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive Base Salary + Annual Bonus
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Program – purchase shares at a 15% discount
• Employer-matching 401(k) Program + Profit Sharing Program
• Student Debt Program – we’ll contribute up to $10,000 towards your student loans!
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Comprehensive and progressive Medical/Dental/Vision options

Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) an S&P 500 company, is the world's preeminent residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure company. Our portfolio of 2,500+ Seniors and Wellness Housing communities is positioned at the intersection of housing, healthcare, and hospitality, creating vibrant communities for mature renters and older adults inthe United States,United Kingdom, andCanada.

Our real estate portfolio is unmatched, located in highly attractive micro-markets with stunning built environments. Yet, we are an unusual real estate organization as we view ourselves as a product company in a real estate wrapper driven by relationships and unconventional culture.

Through our disciplined approach to capital allocation powered by our data science platform and superior operating results driven by the Welltower Business System, we aspire to deliver long-term compounding of per share growth and returns for our existing investors – ourNorth Star.

Welltower is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our business and our people. EOE/AA. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Vet

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