Lead Software Engineer - AI

Humana; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

401(K) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Company Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Bonus Incentive Plan

Job summary

Humana is seeking a senior software engineer to own the architecture and production operation of AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools, RAG pipelines, and agent workflows. You will guide model selection, fine-tuning, and evaluation to deliver care-focused AI features.

Collaborate with product, clinical, design, and data stakeholders, ensuring HIPAA compliance and adherence to responsible AI standards while scaling robust AI solutions across care pathways.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Hands-on LLM, RAG, agent-system, evaluation, Python, and TypeScript experience; HIPAA knowledge and secure PHI handling.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and production operation of AI systems, including LLM-powered clinical tools, RAG pipelines, and agent workflows.
• Guide model selection, fine-tuning, and evaluation to deliver care-focused AI features.
• Partner with product, clinical, design, and data teams while ensuring HIPAA compliance and responsible AI standards.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

LLM/AI systems

RAG pipelines

Agent-based systems

Model evaluation

HIPAA compliance

Healthcare experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/SE/related

Tools

Python

TypeScript

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Vector search

PyTorch

Hugging Face

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, fine-tuning, and evaluation. Partner with product, clinical, design, and data stakeholders to deliver useful care-focused AI features while ensuring HIPAA compliance and adherence to 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 LLM, RAG, agent-system, evaluation, Python, and TypeScript experience, along with understanding of HIPAA and secure PHI handling; healthcare experience and cloud-platform experience are preferred.

Key Skills:

Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Python, TypeScript, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Vector Search, Model Fine-Tuning, Agent-Based Systems, Model Evaluation, PyTorch, Hugging Face, HIPAA Compliance, Clinical Informatics

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