Lead AI Engineer / Chicago Local / RCM

Motion Recruitment; Dublin (OH); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus eligible 10-15%

Wellness benefits

Professional Development Programs

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Staff/Lead Software Engineer to help launch an AI-enabled platform focused on revenue cycle management, claims workflows, and healthcare operations. This is a hybrid full-time opportunity with remote flexibility available for professionals located in the Chicago area.

The ideal candidate will own outcomes, partner with users and business stakeholders, and influence product strategy and technical direction.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience leading architecture and technical direction.
• Strong Python development experience.
• JavaScript and/or TypeScript expertise.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and distributed systems; event-driven architecture.
• Strong database design and SQL skills.
• AWS cloud platform experience.
• Experience collaborating directly with business stakeholders and product teams.
• Strong communication and mentorship capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical direction for the platform.
• Hands-on backend development with Python.
• Develop frontend components using React/TypeScript.
• Implement AWS Cloud and event-driven services.
• Integrate AI workflows and agent orchestration.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and product teams.
• Mentor engineers and guide technical decisions.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

AWS

SQL

Mentorship

Stakeholder collaboration

Leadership

JavaScript

Job description

A healthcare technology organization is seeking a Staff/Lead Software Engineer to help launch a new AI-enabled platform focused on revenue cycle management, claims workflows, and healthcare operations. This is a hybrid full-time opportunity with remote flexibility available for professionals located in the Chicago area. The organization is investing heavily in the next generation of AI-powered healthcare software and is searching for a senior engineering leader who can act as the technical anchor for a new platform. The ideal candidate enjoys owning outcomes, partnering closely with users and business stakeholders, and influencing both product strategy and technical direction.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience leading architecture and technical direction
• Strong Python development experience
• JavaScript and/or TypeScript expertise
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and distributed systemsEvent-driven architecture experience
• Strong database design and SQL skills
• AWS cloud platform experience
• Experience collaborating directly with business stakeholders and product teams
• Strong communication and mentorship capabilities

Desired Skills & Experience

• Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) experience
• Healthcare, HIPAA, EMR, or EHR experience
• Claims processing knowledge
• Eligibility, denials, collections, or A/R workflow experience
• AI-driven application development
• LLM, Bedrock, or AI-agent orchestration experience
• SaaS platform development experience
• Product engineering mindset

What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown

• 40% Backend Engineering (Python)
• 20% Front-End Development (React/TypeScript)
• 20% AWS Cloud & Event-Driven Services
• 20% AI Workflow & Agent Integration

Daily Responsibilities

• 75% Hands-On Engineering
• 10% Technical Leadership & Mentoring
• 15% Product & Stakeholder Collaboration

The Offer

You will receive the following benefits:

• Competitive base salary
• Bonus eligible 10-15%
• Wellness benefits
• Professional Development Programs
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis now and in the future.