Lead Full-Stack Engineer: AI Platform & API Architect

Humana; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 129,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off & parental leave

Life insurance & disability

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and build platform and API services, connecting AI capabilities, data systems, and product frontends. You will set standards for secure, scalable services and guide architectural decisions affecting care teams and patients across clinics.

The role emphasizes ownership of backend systems end-to-end, API design, and secure, compliant platform engineering with Next.js/React on the full-stack.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in backend and platform engineering.
• 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.
• Security and Compliance by Design: Establish patterns for authentication, authorization, rate limiting, PHI access control, and audit logging.
• AI and LLM Integration Patterns: Define and implement reusable patterns for integrating AI capabilities into product APIs.
• Observability and Reliability: Build logging, monitoring, and alerting infrastructure for scale.
• Full-Stack Feature Delivery: Contribute to product feature development end-to-end using TypeScript and Next.js.
• Architecture Reviews and Standards: Drive architecture reviews and define backend engineering standards.

Skills

Backend engineering

API design

TypeScript

Python

OAuth2

OIDC

HIPAA

Next.js

React

REST APIs

GraphQL

LLM tooling

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Next.js

React

REST

GraphQL

Job description

Humana is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and build platform and API services, connecting AI capabilities, data systems, and product frontends. You will set standards for secure, scalable services and guide architectural decisions affecting care teams and patients across clinics.

The role emphasizes ownership of backend systems end-to-end, API design, and secure, compliant platform engineering with Next.js/React on the full-stack.