Distinguished Engineer

Elevance Health (Anthem); Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 243,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Incentives

Job summary

Elevance Health is seeking a Distinguished Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of large-scale AI systems. You will architect AI-enabled platforms, establish enterprise standards, and mentor engineers across teams. The role supports a hybrid work model with in-office collaboration.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in software engineering, expertise in Python/Java, APIs, microservices, cloud, and DevOps practices, and a track record of delivering production-grade AI systems.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in IT, CS, Engineering, or related field and 15+ years in software engineering leading distributed systems and large-scale architectures.
• Experience designing, developing, and operating APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures with cloud, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable AI solutions using agentic systems, LLMs, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
• Define enterprise-wide technical direction, architecture patterns, integration standards, and reusable platform capabilities.
• Lead AI-driven modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation and service decomposition.
• Design and implement AI-enabled SDLC practices to improve velocity and quality.
• Establish standards, governance, and best practices for AI systems including monitoring and responsible AI.
• Partner with teams to enable adoption of AI-assisted development and drive improvements in performance and productivity.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship influencing enterprise technology decisions.

Skills

Python

Java

APIs

Microservices

Cloud platforms

DevOps

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Leadership

LLMs

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

Distinguished Engineer

Location : This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Ideal candidates will be able to report to our Pulse Point location in Atlanta, Georgia. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is not eligible for current or future VISA sponsorship.

The Distinguished Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade artificial intelligence (AI) systems and platforms that enable enterprise-wide innovation and modernization.

How you will make an impact:

• Architect and deliver scalable, resilient AI solutions leveraging technologies such as agentic systems, large language models (LLMs), distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
• Define enterprise-wide technical direction, including architecture patterns, integration standards, and reusable platform capabilities.
• Lead AI-driven modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation, service decomposition, and continuous optimization.
• Design and implement AI-enabled software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices to improve engineering velocity and quality.
• Establish technical standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for AI systems, including monitoring, evaluation, and responsible AI.
• Partner with engineering teams and stakeholders to enable adoption of AI-assisted development and drive continuous improvement in system performance and productivity.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing enterprise technology decisions through deep expertise and hands‑on engineering.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and a minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering, including experience leading, designing, implementing, and operating distributed systems and large‑scale architectures, or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions using Python, Java, or comparable object‑oriented programming languages also required, as well as experience designing and implementing APIs, microservices, and event‑driven architectures, and applying cloud, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Advanced experience designing and leading distributed systems and large‑scale architectures is strongly preferred, as well as experience establishing enterprise technology standards and influencing technical direction across multiple teams or business domains is strongly preferred.
• Experience serving as a technical authority for software engineering practices, architecture, platform strategy and modern application architectures, including APIs, microservices, cloud technologies and DevOps practices, is strongly preferred.
• Experience delivering production‑grade AI/ML systems at scale, building agentic systems or complex LLM‑based applications, modernizing large, complex legacy systems and delivering high‑quality systems is strongly preferred.
• Strong expertise in healthcare technology ecosystems, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), AI at Scale, full‑stack software engineering, and the design of secure, scalable, cloud‑native architectures strongly preferred.
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, identity and access management (IAM), encryption, network security, and cloud security best practices strongly preferred.
• Proven success driving DevSecOps adoption through automation, CI/CD optimization, infrastructure as code (IaC), and secure software delivery practices strongly preferred.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross‑functional teams and effectively partner with executive and senior leadership across a matrixed organization strongly preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below locations, the salary* range for this specific position is: $ 243,012 - 364,518

Location(s): Maryland

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is base