Product Engineer

Habitat-Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 181,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Habitat Health is seeking a Forward-Deployed Product Engineer to design, build, and deploy AI-enabled tools—agents, copilots, and automations—across clinical, operational, growth, and support functions. You will own data, interfaces, and deployment from prototype to production, collaborating with leadership to maximize value.

You will embed with care and outreach teams, map workflows, and measure success with adoption, throughput, and quality metrics, while maintaining privacy, security, and

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of software engineering experience building production systems.
• Experience with AI tooling: agents, prompting logic, and evaluations.
• Proficient in Python and SQL with data pipelines and cloud infra (Azure).
• Strong product judgement and ability to transform complex workflows into solutions.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Willingness to work in a hybrid environment with travel to Habitat Health centers.
• Proof of medical clearance, immunizations up to date, and CA driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Build a unified data and tooling layer on Habitat Health's infrastructure.
• Design, build, test, and ship AI tools, copilots, agents, and automations.
• Run structured evaluations and debug failure modes before users see them.
• Maintain and document tools in production and ensure reliability.

Skills

Software engineering

AI tooling

Python

SQL

Azure

Data pipelines

Product judgement

Analytical mindset

Communication

Hybrid work

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Epic

Azure

Job description

California preferred; other locations considered.

Habitat Health empowers older adults to experiencemore gooddays in their homes and communities. Through the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), we provide comprehensive medical care along with support for daily needs such as meals, transportation, andin ‑ homeassistance. We deliver coordinated clinical and social care in our centers and directly in participants’ homes, creating a fully integrated experience that brings peace of mind and a true sense of belonging. As we expand our scalable, affordable PACE model to meet the growing and complex needs of aging populations, ourmission ‑ drivencare teams continue to help participants live well on their own terms.

Habitat Health is supported by leading healthcare organizations and investors including New Enterprise Associates, Kaiser Permanente, and Town Hall Ventures. We are entering a period of significant growth and are looking for exceptional teammates to help us scale a better model of care for older adults. To learn more, visit www.habitathealth.com.

Role Scope

Habitat Health’sProduct team is focused onusing AI, technology, anddisciplined workflow designtoturn how the company works into scalable, measurable capability. This is the first product and engineeringhireinto that function, andyou’llbuildthe technology foundation and first tools that the company runs on.

The Forward-DeployedProductEngineer will design, build, and deploy AI-enabled tools– agents, copilots, automations, and technology-enabledworkflows–that live insideday-to-day work across clinical, operational, growth, administrative, and support functions.You will write the code, own the architecture, and take each tool from prototype to production.You also carry the product sense to decide what is worth building –workingwithteams on the groundto understand how the work happens, rethinking itfrom first principles, and shippingsolutions thatmeasurablyimprove productivity, quality, and consistency.

You own each tool end-to-end – the data layer, integrations, agent and prompt design, evaluation, interface, and enhancements after it ships.As a founding hire in the function,you’llwork directly with executive leadership and functional owners to decide where technology creates the most value – and thengo and buildit.

Core Responsibilities & Expectations for the Role

• Partner with engineering resources tobuild aunified data and tooling layer on top of Habitat Health’s existing infrastructure that AI tools can be built and deployed on cleanly and efficiently
• Design, build, test, and shipproduction-gradeAI tools, copilots, agents, and automations embedded in day-to-day work, owning each solution end-to-end from datalayerthrough to interface.
• Run structured evaluations against operational and clinical expectations, and debug failure modes before they reach users.
• Maintain and improve what you build – monitor tools in production, fix what breaks, and write documentation that lets people use them without technical support.

Workflow & Product Design

• Embed withcare and outreachteams,observeworkas ithappens, prototype solutions, support implementation, and drive adoption.
• Map current-state clinical and operational workflows and redesign them - rethinking handoffs, decision points, and documentation, and combining AI and automation with the right operational changes rather than simply layering technology onto existing processes.
• Identifyand prioritize the highest-value opportunities to apply AI and technology, withafocus on efficiency, accelerating throughput and increasing quality of engagement and care.
• Define and track success metrics, including adoption, throughput, cycle time, quality, administrative burden reduction, user satisfaction, and measurable business impact.
• Partner closely withoperations, technology & data, and legal & complianceto move quickly whilemaintainingquality, privacy, security, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience withsoftware engineering backgroundanda track recordof building and shipping production systems end to end in ambiguous, fast-paced environments, including building the 0-to-1 prototype yourself, not justspecit for others to build
• Experience building with modern AI tooling –designing agents and prompting logicand running structured evaluations against real-world expectations.
• Strong hands‑on technical skills:proficient in Pythonand SQL,comfortable working with data pipelines, andbuilding oncloud infrastructure (Azure). Familiarity withdata/ML platforms such asDatabricks, Snowflake, or similar.
• Strong product judgement, includingabilityto distinguish between interesting ideas and high-ROI problems worth solving.
• Demonstrated ability to understand complex workflows and translate them into product, technology, and process solutions.
• Strong analytical orientation, withabilityto define success metrics, use data to prioritize, and measure adoption and impact.
• Low ego and high ownership – asready to write documentation and fix what breaks as you are to design and architect the system.
• Strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills, including ability to run discovery with non-technical staff and translate technical constraints into plain language.
• Willingness to work inhybridwork environment with travel to Habitat Health centers as needed.
• Proof of medical clearance for communicable diseases, including a TB test.
• Proof of all immunizations are up to date.
• Proof of valid CA driver’s license, personal transportation,good drivingrecordand auto insurance as required by State law.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare services, value-based care, provider operations, payer operations, Medicare, Medicaid, PACE, or complex care delivery.
• Experience building, deploying, or scaling technology-enabled solutions in complex or regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, Epic, or healthcare data (EHR, referral, or enrollment data).
• Prior forward-deployed, embedded, or solutions engineering experience.

Compensation

We take into account an individual’s qualifications, skillset, and experience to determinefinalsalary. This role is eligible for medical/dental/vision insurance, short and long-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) savings, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The expected base salary range for this position is$181K-235K+ bonus+ equity . The actual offer will be at the company’s sole discretion anddeterminedby relevant business considerations, including the final candidate’s qualifications, years of experience, skillset, and geographic location.

To helpmaintaina safe environment for our participants and team members, Habitat Healthmaintainsvaccination and infection control policies applicable to certain roles and work locations. For COVID-19 and influenza, team members who are working in a participant care setting are required to provide either proof of vaccination or a signed declination form and comply with applicable masking requirements while in a care setting to the extent permitted by law in the applicable jurisdiction.

Habitat Health will consider requests for reasonable accommodation based on an applicant's disability, medical condition, or sincerely heldreligious belief, practice, or observancein accordance withapplicable law.

As a condition of employment, team members are expected to comply with all applicable infection control protocols, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and vaccination requirements associated with their role and work location, and to the extent required by law and as permitted in the applicable jurisdiction.

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

Habitat Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed tothe principles of equal opportunity and inclusion.Employment decisions at Habitat Health are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Habitat Health is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. Consistent with applicable law, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and to individuals with religious beliefs, practices, or observances that require accommodation.

If you requirea reasonableaccommodation toparticipatein the application or interview process, perform the essential functions of a position, or receive other employment benefits and privileges, please contact us at [e-mail] .

We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, even if their experience does not align perfectly with every qualification listed.

Habitat Healthparticipatesin E-Verify and will provide the federal government with information from your Form I-9 to confirm your authorization to work in the United States.

If E-Verify cannot confirm your authorization to work, Habitat Health will provide you with written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and/or the Social Security Administration (SSA) to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken, including termination of employment.

E-Verify is used only after an applicant has accepted an offer of employment and completedthe FormI-9and to the extentpermittedbyapplicable law.

Habitat Healthcomplies withall federal and state employment eligibility verification requirements.