Lead Software Engineer - AI

Humana; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; 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 in the United States seeks an AI/ML systems architect to own the architecture and production operation of AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools, RAG pipelines, agent workflows, and intelligent automation.

You will guide model selection and evaluation, oversee software quality, testing, debugging, and issue resolution, and partner with product, clinical, design, and data stakeholders to deliver useful AI features while ensuring HIPAA compliance and responsible AI standards.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 4 years focused on production AI/ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and production operation of AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools, RAG pipelines, agent workflows, and intelligent automation.
• Guide model selection and evaluation, and oversee software quality, testing, debugging, and issue resolution.
• Partner with product, clinical, design, and data stakeholders to deliver useful AI features while ensuring HIPAA compliance and responsible AI standards.

Skills

Software Engineering

AI/ML Systems

Large Language Models

Python

TypeScript

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Hugging Face

PyTorch

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Vector Search

Model Fine-Tuning

Agent-Based Systems

LLM Evaluation

HIPAA Compliance

Healthcare AI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Own the architecture and production operation of AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools, RAG pipelines, agent workflows, and intelligent automation; guide model selection and evaluation, and oversee software quality, testing, debugging, and issue resolution. Partner with product, clinical, design, and data stakeholders to deliver useful AI features while ensuring compliance with HIPAA and responsible AI standards.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant 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 fine-tuning, multi-agent systems, evaluation frameworks, secure PHI handling, and AI-assisted development tools.

Key Skills

• Software Engineering
• AI/ML Systems
• Large Language Models
• Python
• TypeScript
• LangChain
• LlamaIndex
• Hugging Face
• PyTorch
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation
• Vector Search
• Model Fine-Tuning
• Agent-Based Systems
• LLM Evaluation
• HIPAA Compliance
• Healthcare 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