Director, AI Engineering

Humana

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Louisville, KYNew York, NYDallas, TX
Salary
$189,400–$260,500 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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Similar $241k
This role $225k
$171k most similar roles pay here $307k

This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $193,463–$288,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $225k versus about $241k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Humana

Humana Inc. is a leading American for-profit health insurance company based in Louisville, Kentucky, specializing in Medicare Advantage plans.

Humana currently has 32 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $129,300–$177,800 across 32 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, AI Engineering

The Director, AI Engineering leads the strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-scale agentic AI capabilities within the company's AI platform. This leader manages a team of engineers to build foundational services, frameworks, and tools for agentic AI applications while ensuring scalability, security, and reliability across diverse business domains. The role involves developing LLM orchestration frameworks, experiment tracking, evaluation pipelines, and model proxy gateways. To succeed, the candidate must possess expertise in machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch, Python programming, and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP. They will also manage technical roadmaps involving retrieval-augmented generation, fine-tuning approaches, and open-source tooling. The position focuses on solving complex problems by creating reusable components that facilitate the rapid deployment of next-generation AI solutions across the organization's various internal systems and products.

What you'll do

  • Lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-scale agentic AI capabilities within the corporate platform.
  • Build and manage a team of engineers to develop foundational AI services, frameworks, and tools.
  • Implement advanced generative AI techniques including RAG, fine-tuning, and evaluation methods into production systems.
  • Collaborate with security, data, and infrastructure teams to ensure the AI platform is integrated and secure.
  • Establish engineering best practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, and observability for all AI services.
  • Design reusable system components like LLM orchestration frameworks, experiment tracking, and model gateways.
  • Define strategic roadmaps that balance immediate business needs with long-term investments in the AI platform.

What we're looking for

  • Advanced degree (Ph.D. or Master’s) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering.
  • At least 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
  • Proficiency in machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
  • Proficiency in Python and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Proven track record of leading and growing high-performing engineering teams.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts (preferred).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically (preferred).

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