Lead Software Engineer - AI

Humana; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Bonus plan

Job summary

Humana is seeking a senior AI architect to own the architecture and production operation of AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools and RAG pipelines. You will collaborate with product, clinical, and engineering teams to deliver safe and accurate features with HIPAA and Responsible AI compliance.

You will lead scale, reliability, and evaluation frameworks for production AI/ML, with hands-on work in Python and TypeScript, LangChain and vector databases, and secure handling of PHI.

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; hands-on expertise with LLMs, Python, TypeScript, RAG, and secure handling of PHI.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and production operation of AI systems including LLM-powered tools and RAG pipelines.
• Partner with product, clinical, and engineering stakeholders to develop and evaluate safe, accurate AI features while ensuring HIPAA and Responsible AI compliance.

Skills

AI/ML systems

Python

TypeScript

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Hugging Face

PyTorch

Vector search

Multi-agent systems

Model fine-tuning

HIPAA compliance

Evaluation frameworks

Education

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

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Hugging Face

PyTorch

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Vector search

Model fine-tuning

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 develop and evaluate safe, accurate AI features while ensuring HIPAA and Responsible AI compliance.

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, agent systems, evaluation frameworks, and secure handling of protected health information.

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, AI Evaluation Frameworks, HIPAA Compliance

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