Lead Software Engineer - AI

Humana; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Company Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

Humana in Atlanta seeks an experienced software/AI engineer to own the architecture and production operation of AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools, RAG pipelines, and multi-agent workflows. Collaborate with product, clinical, and engineering teams to deliver safe, accurate systems that meet HIPAA and Humana’s Responsible AI standards.

Candidates bring a bachelor’s or master’s in CS/engineering, 8+ years of software engineering, and 4+ years in production AI/ML; hands-on with LLMs,

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• At least 8 years of software engineering experience and at least 4 years focused on production AI/ML systems.
• Hands-on expertise with LLMs, Python and TypeScript, RAG and vector search, model and agent evaluation, multi-agent systems, and secure handling of protected health information.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and production operation of AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools and RAG pipelines.
• Partner with product, clinical, and engineering stakeholders to deliver safe, accurate, clinically relevant systems that comply with HIPAA and Humana’s Responsible AI standards.

Skills

Software Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Large Language Models

Python

TypeScript

RAG

Vector Search

Model Evaluation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Hugging Face

PyTorch

Job description

Own the architecture and production operation of AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools, RAG pipelines, agent workflows, and intelligent automation. Partner with product, clinical, and engineering stakeholders to deliver safe, accurate, clinically relevant systems that comply with HIPAA and Humana’s Responsible AI standards.

Requirements:

Requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience), at least 8 years of software engineering experience, and at least 4 years focused on production AI/ML systems. Candidates need hands‑on expertise with LLMs, Python and TypeScript, RAG and vector search, model and agent evaluation, multi‑agent systems, and secure handling of protected health information.

Key Skills:

Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Python, TypeScript, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, PyTorch, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation, Vector Search, Model Fine‑Tuning, Multi‑Agent Systems, AI Evaluation Frameworks, HIPAA Compliance, Healthcare Data Security

Benefits:

Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Personal Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Caregiver Leave, Short‑Term Disability Insurance, Long‑Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance