Lead AI Platform & API Engineer

Humana Inc; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 128,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to design and build backend services, REST/GraphQL APIs, and the AI-enabled platform connecting data systems to frontends across Centerwell clinics.

You will own platform architecture, security patterns, and deployment practices, contributing end‑to‑end with TypeScript, Python, Next.js and React while upholding HIPAA and data privacy in healthcare tech.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in CS or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering with backend/platform focus.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and/or Python for API and service development.
• Proven track record building scalable, production‑grade REST or GraphQL APIs.
• Solid understanding of authentication (OAuth2, OIDC), API security patterns, and authorization model design.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA requirements, particularly secure transmission, storage, and access control for PHI.
• Experience with Next.js and React sufficient for full‑stack feature contribution.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex backend systems end‑to‑end, from architecture through production operation.
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted development tools and LLM coding harnesses.

Responsibilities

• Platform and API Architecture: design and lead development of core backend services, REST and GraphQL APIs, and service-to-service integrations that connect all layers of Centerwell's AI product stack.
• Security and Compliance by Design: establish patterns for authentication, authorization, rate limiting, PHI access control, and audit logging; HIPAA compliance embedded from day one.
• AI and LLM Integration Patterns: define and implement reusable patterns for integrating AI capabilities into product APIs, including LLM routing and tool orchestration.
• Observability and Reliability: build logging, monitoring, and alerting infrastructure for scale.
• Full‑Stack Feature Delivery: contribute end‑to‑end with TypeScript and Next.js, from server‑side APIs to rendered UI.
• Architecture Reviews and Standards: drive architecture reviews and define backend standards for the team to follow.

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

Tools

TypeScript

Python

REST API

GraphQL

OAuth2

OIDC

HIPAA

Next.js

React

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Job description

Humana Inc. is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to design and build backend services, REST/GraphQL APIs, and the AI-enabled platform connecting data systems to frontends across Centerwell clinics.

You will own platform architecture, security patterns, and deployment practices, contributing end‑to‑end with TypeScript, Python, Next.js and React while upholding HIPAA and data privacy in healthcare tech.