Software Engineer II (Hybrid)

American Medical Association; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

American Medical Association in Chicago, IL invites a Software Engineer II to join the Health Solutions team in a hybrid role requiring three days in the office. You will develop AI-enabled software solutions using LangChain, vector databases, and APIs to enhance AMA CPT Suite products.

Collaborate with IT, OGC, and Risk Management to align with security and data strategies. The role emphasizes building scalable backend services, data pipelines, and reusable components, while pursuing ongoing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering or application development.
• Experience with AI-enabled technologies and large language models is a plus.

Responsibilities

• AI Application Development: Build AI-powered apps using LLM orchestration frameworks and prompts.
• Software Development: Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable services and data pipelines.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with new techniques and prototype innovative approaches.

Skills

Software engineering

3+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or related field

Tools

LangChain

Vector DB

APIs

Job description

Software Engineer II (Hybrid)

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

At AMA, our mission to improve the health of the nation starts with our people. We foster an inclusive, people-first culture where every employee is empowered to perform at their best. Together, we advance meaningful change in health care and the communities we serve.

We encourage and support professional development for our employees, and we are dedicated to social responsibility. We invite you to learn more about us and we look forward to getting to know you.

We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Software Engineer II on our Health Solutions team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 days a week in the office.

As a Software Engineer you will develop and implement intelligent software solutions that enhance AMA's CPT Suite of products using modern software engineering and AI-enabled technologies. Design, build, and integrate scalable applications leveraging large language models, AI frameworks, APIs, LLM orchestration, and vector databases to support reliable and innovative product capabilities. Follow established enterprise review and approval processes for technologies and related standards, collaborating with IT, OGC, and Risk Management to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and data and AI strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

AI Application Development 40%

• Develop AI-powered applications using LLM orchestration frameworks such as LangChain.


• Implement agent-based workflows, reasoning pipelines, and tool integrations.


• Develop and optimize prompts to optimize model outputs and reliability.


• Build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines using vector databases.


• Evaluate and prototype emerging AI development tools, frameworks, and technologies to support the improvement of software development practices.

Software Development 40%

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable software applications and services.


• Design data pipelines integrating Vector DB, Relational DB and/or Graph DB.


• Develop APIs, backend services, and integrations to support product functionality.


• Troubleshoot, debug, optimize, and maintain software solutions.


• Participate in code reviews and follow established software engineering best practices.

Continuous Improvement & Technical Innovation 20%

• Stay current with evolving technologies and incorporate applicable practices into day-to-day development.


• Prototype and assess new development approaches to enhance engineering efficiency and product quality.


• Experiment with prompt patterns, chain-of-thought techniques, and tool use methods.


• Contribute to the development of reusable software components and services.

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications (select background required for the role):

1. Education (select from dropdown): Bachelor's degree required.


2. 2 Years of experience (populates based on Job Framework level): 3+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, or a related technical field.


3. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field required.

The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.

This role is an exempt position, and the salary range for this position is $99,161 - $129,442. This is the lowest to highest salary we believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's pay within the salary range will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to business consideration and geographical location, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employees are also eligible to participate in an incentive plan. To learn more about the American Medical Association's benefits offerings.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.

THE AMA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION