Principal AI Engineer: Build Scalable AI–Driven Platform

Innovaccer Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Parental leave

Recognition program

Comprehensive insurance

Job summary

Innovaccer is seeking a Principal AI Engineer in San Francisco to design and build the most critical backend components and data pipelines. You will personally write production code, own major systems end to end, and mentor engineers while guiding architecture and security.

You will lead end-to-end AI/ML feature integration, ensure scalable performance, and balance cost with value, partnering with product and clinical teams to meet ambitious healthcare goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with large-scale systems.
• Hands-on coding daily in modern languages.
• Experience integrating AI/ML into products and production systems.
• Familiarity with healthcare data standards and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship complex backend services and data pipelines.
• Lead architecture decisions for scalable, secure systems.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering best practices.
• Ensure HIPAA/GDPR compliance in implementations.
• Partner with product and clinical teams to deliver impact.

Skills

Senior leadership

Production coding

Backend architecture

AI/ML integration

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Go

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Innovaccer is seeking a Principal AI Engineer in San Francisco to design and build the most critical backend components and data pipelines. You will personally write production code, own major systems end to end, and mentor engineers while guiding architecture and security.

You will lead end-to-end AI/ML feature integration, ensure scalable performance, and balance cost with value, partnering with product and clinical teams to meet ambitious healthcare goals.