Distinguished AI Engineer

Elevance Health

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Indianapolis, INAtlanta, GAMason, OHGrand Prairie, TX
Employment
Full-time
Posted
45 days ago
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About Elevance Health

Elevance Health (formerly Anthem, Inc.) is a leading American managed healthcare company and the largest for-profit entity in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, serving approximately 115 million people through health plans and Carelon services.

Elevance Health currently has 14 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $230,560–$381,666 across 6 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Distinguished AI Engineer

The Distinguished AI Engineer joins a technical team to lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade artificial intelligence systems and platforms. This role focuses on architecting scalable solutions using agentic systems, large language models, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures. The engineer will drive the modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation and service decomposition while establishing enterprise-wide technical standards for governance, monitoring, and responsible AI. Key responsibilities include implementing AI-enabled software development lifecycle practices to improve engineering velocity and mentoring teams on platform strategy. Candidates must possess expertise in Python or Java, along with experience in microservices, APIs, cloud platforms, and CI/CD and DevOps practices. The role addresses the technical challenge of integrating advanced AI capabilities into complex enterprise environments to foster innovation and modernize existing infrastructure.

What does a AI Engineer earn?

Median $211200 from 132 postings across 34 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and deliver scalable AI solutions using agentic systems, LLMs, and distributed architectures.
  • Define enterprise-wide technical directions including architecture patterns and integration standards.
  • Modernize legacy systems through automated code transformation and service decomposition.
  • Implement AI-enabled software development lifecycle practices to improve engineering velocity.
  • Establish governance frameworks for monitoring, evaluation, and responsible AI usage.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing enterprise technology decisions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering.
  • Experience leading, designing, implementing, and operating distributed systems and large-scale architectures.
  • Experience developing software solutions using Python, Java, or comparable object-oriented programming languages.
  • Experience designing and implementing APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience applying cloud, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
  • Experience delivering production-grade AI/ML systems, agentic systems, or complex LLM-based applications (preferred).
  • Experience establishing enterprise technology standards and influencing technical direction across multiple teams (preferred).

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