Senior RAG Systems Engineer - Healthcare AI Pipelines

Elsevier; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health technology company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. You will design and operate RAG pipelines, ensuring scalability and performance. Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering, proficiency in Python, and a solid understanding of NLP systems. The position encourages collaboration with cross-functional teams and offers a dynamic environment focused on healthcare solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing and delivering production systems.
• Deep understanding of retrieval‑augmented or application‑scale NLP systems.
• Hands‑on experience with ML workflow tooling and MLOps concepts.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, test, and operate end-to-end RAG workflows.
• Build scalable, low-latency services and APIs, ensuring production-grade reliability.
• Collaborate with product, design, and data teams to translate requirements into robust software solutions.

Skills

Software engineering

Python programming

NLP systems

Cloud infrastructure

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

A leading health technology company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. You will design and operate RAG pipelines, ensuring scalability and performance. Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering, proficiency in Python, and a solid understanding of NLP systems. The position encourages collaboration with cross-functional teams and offers a dynamic environment focused on healthcare solutions.