Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI (Remote)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

EAP

Team stipends

Home office stipend

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI (Remote) to join a leader in Healthcare. This remote role partners closely with clinical and operational stakeholders to uncover workflow bottlenecks and design AI-enabled software that meaningfully improves efficiency.

The ideal candidate will translate hands-on observations and data-driven insights into practical solutions that reduce manual effort, strengthen adoption, and ensure privacy, compliance, and reliable delivery in a

Qualifications

• 8+ years shipping production-quality software with full ownership.
• Tools or products used regularly by customers or business teams, backed by usage data.
• Experience understanding operational workflows through observation and data analysis.
• Daily use of coding agents with privacy-by-design standards and rigorous evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and clinical teams to identify manual tasks that can be automated.
• Develop tools that reduce task completion time from hours to minutes.
• Ensure teams can independently operate the tools created before transitioning ownership.
• Translate insights gained from team interactions into scalable solutions for future teams.
• Maintain a strong focus on privacy and compliance in all software solutions.

Skills

8+ years shipping software

Usage data driven

Observational workflow analysis

Privacy-by-design coding

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI (Remote) to join the team of a leader in the Healthcare space.

This role will partner closely with clinical and operational stakeholders to uncover workflow bottlenecks and design AI-enabled software that meaningfully improves efficiency. The ideal candidate will translate hands-on observations and data-driven insights into practical solutions that reduce manual effort, strengthen adoption, and create durable impact across teams. This position also requires a strong commitment to privacy, compliance, and reliable delivery in a highly regulated environment.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $125,000 - $150,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with business and clinical teams to identify manual tasks that can be automated.
• Develop and implement tools that significantly reduce task completion time from hours to minutes.
• Ensure teams can independently operate the tools created before transitioning ownership.
• Translate insights gained from team interactions into scalable solutions for future teams.
• Maintain a strong focus on privacy and compliance in all software solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in shipping production-quality software systems with full ownership of outcomes.
• Proven ability to deliver tools or products used regularly by customers or business teams, backed by usage data.
• Experience in understanding operational workflows through direct observation and data analysis before software design.
• Daily use of coding agents with a focus on privacy-by-design standards and rigorous evaluation practices.

Benefits

• 100% remote work environment to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• 401(k) plan access for future savings.
• Generous time-off policies, including company-wide shutdown weeks.
• Paid parental leave for all types of parents.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental and physical health support.
• Quarterly stipends for team-building activities.
• Home office stipend and monthly internet/cell phone expense coverage.
• Wellness initiatives and a monthly wellness stipend.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.