Staff Software Engineer

Edge Tech; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid parental leave

Access to healthcare platform

Professional development stipend

401K matching

Flexible hybrid work

Meal perks

Job summary

A healthcare technology company is looking for a Staff AI/ML Engineer to lead AI solution architecture and development. You'll work on building innovative AI-powered solutions impacting women's and families' health journeys. This role requires a strong background in full-stack software development and ML product creation. You'll have the opportunity to mentor others and drive architecture decisions. Competitive salary of $220k–$300k, flexible hybrid work, and generous parental leave are included.

Qualifications

• Over 6 years of experience as a software engineer or ML engineer.
• Experience building AI applications with foundation models.
• Proficiency in Python plus backend skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy AI-powered solutions for healthcare.
• Build end-to-end AI solutions using foundation models.
• Mentor engineers and data scientists.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

AI/ML product development

Python programming

Backend development in Go or Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Hybrid/Remote – NYC, SF Bay Area, Seattle, Boston, Chicago, or Washington D.C.

Join a mission-driven, award-winning healthcare technology company as a Staff AI/ML Engineer and help shape the future of virtual care for millions. You’ll lead the design and deployment of AI-powered solutions that directly impact women’s and families’ health journeys.

What You’ll Do

• Build end-to-end AI solutions using foundation models (OpenAI, Gemini) with RAG, agents, and multi-call orchestration
• Develop ML pipelines for experimentation, fine-tuning, and production deployment at scale
• Drive architecture decisions and technical direction across AI/ML systems
• Mentor engineers and data scientists across the organization
• Turn complex healthcare data into intelligent workflows and personalized care experiences

What You’ll Need

• 6+ years of experience as a full-stack SWE with a strong back-end lean or as an ML Engineer with experience building AI/ML products end-to-end
• Have built AI applications with foundation models and orchestration (RAG, agents, LLMs, vector search)
• Experience in at least one of the following AI product areas: Chatbots, Recommendation Engines or other GenAI applications
• Python fluency plus backend skills in Go, Java, or similar
• Bachelor's degree in CS, or Math, Physics, or related engineering field
• Comfortable working autonomously with little direction/support
• $220k–$300k base + equity
• 16 weeks fully paid parental leave
• Full access to their own healthcare platform for you and your family
• Annual professional development stipend and coaching
• 401K matching
• Flexible hybrid work, with in-office days focused on collaboration
• Meal perks and quarterly team “Work Together” days

Why This Role?

This isn't wrapper work. You'll build real AI infrastructure…fine-tuning models, designing agent systems, deploying solutions that handle complex healthcare workflows at scale.

At Staff level, you shape direction, not just execute it. Genuine ownership over how AI transforms patient care.

Our client is a market leader in virtual women's and family healthcare. $425M+ raised from top-tier investors. Trusted by 2,000+ employers. Recognized by TIME, Fortune, and Fast Company. Stability of an established player, pace of a company still building.

Interested?

Apply in just a few clicks, and let’s talk about how you can make an impact.