Lead Software Engineer - AI

Humana; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

401(K) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Company Holidays

Personal Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Bonus Incentive Plan

Job summary

Humana seeks a senior software engineer to own the architecture and technical direction of production AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools and agent workflows. You will establish model evaluation and safety practices, collaborating with clinical and product stakeholders to ensure HIPAA compliance and Responsible AI standards.

The role requires 8+ years in software engineering with a focus on AI/ML in production and hands-on work with LLMs, Python, and TypeScript.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 4 years focused on production AI/ML systems.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, Python and TypeScript, RAG and vector search.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and technical direction of production AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools, RAG pipelines, agent workflows, and intelligent automation.
• Establish model evaluation and safety practices, partner with clinical and product stakeholders, and ensure HIPAA and Responsible AI standards.

Skills

Software Engineering

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Large Language Models

Python

TypeScript

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Hugging Face

PyTorch

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Vector Search

Model Fine-Tuning

Multi-Agent Systems

HIPAA Compliance

Responsible AI

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in related field

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Hugging Face

PyTorch

Job description

Own the architecture and technical direction of production AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools, RAG pipelines, agent workflows, and intelligent automation. Establish model evaluation and safety practices, partner with clinical and product stakeholders, and ensure systems comply with HIPAA and Responsible AI standards.

Requirements: Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in 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, secure handling of PHI, and AI-assisted development tools.

Key Skills: Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Python, TypeScript, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, PyTorch, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Search, Model Fine-Tuning, Multi-Agent Systems, HIPAA Compliance, Responsible AI

Benefits: Medical Benefits, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Personal Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Caregiver Leave, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Bonus Incentive Plan