Principal Dev Engineer

hcsc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 121,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is seeking an experienced AI Engineering Delivery Lead to assist with the end-to-end delivery of the Intelligent Delivery Platform. You will help ensure project performance metrics align with business value and provide technical insights to troubleshoot delivery issues.

The role requires extensive experience across enterprise technologies (J2EE, cloud, microservices) and strong stakeholder leadership to drive outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in MIS, CS, Data & Analytics, Programming, Engineering or related; advanced degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of technical experience in application development with J2EE, SQL, JSON, PCF, Azure, AWS, REST APIs, microservices, Mulesoft, Salesforce, Tableau, DB2, Oracle or MongoDB.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, able to present to both tech and exec audiences.
• Solid business and engineering acumen.
• Strategic, analytical, and problem-solving abilities; capable of quick learning in change-heavy environments.
• Experience conducting Architecture Assessments.
• Extensive experience with Solution Architecture and software engineering concepts.
• Expertise in Application Portfolio Management, Technology Lifecycle Management, and Project Portfolio Management.
• Proactive, driven to deliver outcomes with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist delivery lead with AI Engineering and end-to-end delivery of the Intelligent Delivery Platform.
• Ensure project performance metrics are met to deliver key business value.
• Provide technical insight to troubleshoot delivery issues.

Skills

J2EE

SQL

JSON

PCF

Azure

AWS

REST APIs

Microservices

Mulesoft

Salesforce

Tableau

DB2

Oracle

MongoDB

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

AI Observability

Neo4j

Python (LangChain)

LangChain

LangGraph

LangFuse

Education

Bachelor Degree in MIS, Computer Science, Data and Analytics, Programming, Engineering, OR a related discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Neo4j

Python

Job description

At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers. Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for assisting delivery lead with AI Engineering and end-to-end delivery of the Intelligent Delivery Platform project to ensure successful execution and alignment with business needs; ensuring project performance metrics are met to deliver key business value; providing technical insight to assist with troubleshooting of delivery issues.

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in MIS, Computer Science, Data and Analytics, Programming, Engineering, OR a related discipline with an advanced degree preferred, or its experiential equivalent.
• 12+ years or relevant technical experience in application development utilizing any combination of J2EE, SQL, JSON, PCF, Azure, AWS, REST APIs, microservices, Mulesoft, Salesforce, Tableau, DB2, Oracle, Mongo DB, or relevant technologies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with ability to quickly develop impactful presentations, translating technical information to audiences ranging from entry-level technologists to C-Suite executives.
• Strong business and Engineering acumen.
• Strategic minded thinking with critical thinking skills, strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving ability.
• Experienced in conducting Architecture Assessments.
• Significant experience with Solution Architecture and software engineering constructs.
• Application Portfolio Management, Technology Lifecycle Management, Project Portfolio Management expertise.
• Ability to quickly learn in a rapidly changing environment and make an impact.
• Proactive mindset and ability to drive outcomes to completion while negotiating with various matrixed stakeholders

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Experience in AI Observability Frameworks and Framework Operationalization.
• Experience in creation of knowledge graph database (neo4J)
• Experience in working with Small Language Models or custom Models
• Independently delivering or leading the delivery of AI Engineering solutions for multiple complex analytics or data science projects and products.
• Experience in Python-based Data Science frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, LangFuse).
• Experience in AI Model evaluation and deployment.
• Experience in data curation, prep, training, and fine-tuning of Models.
• Experience in AI evaluation frameworks
• Experience in prompt engineering
• Experience in working with multiple AI Models
• Experience in working with multiple RAG architectures
• Experience in working with multi-Agent orchestration

Pay Transparency Statement

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards .

HCSC Employment Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Base Pay Range

$121,200.00 - $225,200.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.