Senior AI Engineer - Remote, ML Systems Leadership

Premera Blue Cross; Iowa; Remote; USD 132,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401K match

Pension plan

Tuition assistance

Wellness resources

Paid time off

Job summary

Premera Blue Cross is seeking an AI Engineer IV to lead AI/ML initiatives from ideation to production. This role emphasizes designing scalable AI infrastructure, mentoring engineers, and delivering reliable AI products in a remote work setting.

The candidate will design data pipelines, APIs, and monitoring for AI systems, while staying current with research and best practices in ethical AI and bias mitigation. Strong software engineering and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 2+ years in IT/analytics.
• Minimum 5 years of AI/ML development, deployment, and maintenance.
• AI Masters/PhD or AI certifications can substitute up to 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI apps and frameworks for AI solutions.
• Lead prototypes and MVPs to validate ideas.
• Design cloud architecture for large AI systems.

Skills

Deep learning architectures

CNNs & Transformers

Hyperparameter tuning

Software engineering

Python

NumPy

Pandas

scikit-learn

Container orchestration

Kubernetes

Agile teams

Explainable AI

Bias mitigation

Prompt engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field

AI Masters/PhD or AI Engineering certifications

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

MLX

JAX

Kubernetes

Job description

Premera Blue Cross is seeking an AI Engineer IV to lead AI/ML initiatives from ideation to production. This role emphasizes designing scalable AI infrastructure, mentoring engineers, and delivering reliable AI products in a remote work setting.

The candidate will design data pipelines, APIs, and monitoring for AI systems, while staying current with research and best practices in ethical AI and bias mitigation. Strong software engineering and collaboration are essential.