Lead Software Engineer, AI-Driven Observability (Remote)

Humana; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 129,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plan

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for Enterprise Observability Engineering. You will architect and implement logging and observability solutions, integrating AI-enabled tooling and scalable distributed systems. Remote-friendly, with travel to Humana IT locations as needed.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in software/infrastructure with observability, plus hands-on AI development and data-logging experience. Strong OS, network, and Agile skills are required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years in software/infrastructure engineering with observability/logging focus.
• 3+ years in hands on observability design and engineering solution
• 2+years hands on experience with AI Development (not an end user of AI, contributor to building AI solutions preferably AI Observability)
• 2+years hands on experience developing data logging solutions
• Strong foundation in operating systems, networking, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Agile delivery experience and strategic thinking around observability maturity.
• Expertise with Splunk Cloud Enterprise & ES (SPL, dashboards, correlation searches, data models)
• Scaled and complex Data onboarding (HEC, UF, TA development)
• Observability, Monitoring and alerting strategy design

Responsibilities

• Build automation scripts and tools to streamline observability instrumentation and deployment.
• Integrate observability into CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and configuration management tools.
• Build AI-native tools for autonomous issue detection and resolution.
• Lead the design of distributed systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Manage data routing, transformation, and endpoint monitoring integrations.

Skills

Observability engineering

AI development

Distributed systems

Monitoring and alerting

Logging solutions

CI/CD automation

Networking fundamentals

Agile methodologies

Education

Associate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Splunk Cloud Enterprise & ES (SPL, dashboards, correlation searches, data models)

HEC

TA development

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Humana is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for Enterprise Observability Engineering. You will architect and implement logging and observability solutions, integrating AI-enabled tooling and scalable distributed systems. Remote-friendly, with travel to Humana IT locations as needed.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in software/infrastructure with observability, plus hands-on AI development and data-logging experience. Strong OS, network, and Agile skills are required.