Lead AI Engineer — Production AI Platforms

Humana; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana in Plano, TX is seeking a Lead AI Applied Engineer to own architecture of AI-enabled products, guide technical direction, and deliver reliable, auditable systems in a regulated healthcare environment.

You will lead LLM pipelines, retrieval systems, and agentic workflows while mentoring engineers and partnering with product, clinical, and operations teams to meet business goals. This role follows a hybrid schedule from Plano, with compatibility for relocation if needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including production systems at scale.
• Proven track record delivering AI-enabled products to production.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and evolution of full-stack AI applications, including LLM pipelines and workflow orchestration.
• Design scalable AI solutions prioritizing reliability, auditability, performance, and cost.
• Lead technical design reviews and guide platform capabilities, AI systems, and integrations.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with product, clinical, and operations teams.

Skills

Python programming

TypeScript/JavaScript

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Next.js

Vertex AI

OCR & Document AI

Job description

Humana in Plano, TX is seeking a Lead AI Applied Engineer to own architecture of AI-enabled products, guide technical direction, and deliver reliable, auditable systems in a regulated healthcare environment.

You will lead LLM pipelines, retrieval systems, and agentic workflows while mentoring engineers and partnering with product, clinical, and operations teams to meet business goals. This role follows a hybrid schedule from Plano, with compatibility for relocation if needed.