This role pays more than
87%
of similar roles. Most pay
$168,125–$280,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$318k
versus about
$224k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
13 open roles
on FindRole.
The Distinguished Engineer leads the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade artificial intelligence systems and platforms to drive enterprise-wide innovation. This role involves architecting scalable solutions using agentic systems, large language models, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures while modernizing legacy systems through automated code transformation. The individual will establish technical standards for governance, monitoring, and responsible AI while mentoring engineering teams. Key technologies include Python, Java, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines. The role specifically addresses complex problems within the healthcare domain, including medical cost management, payment integrity, and clinical operations. Candidates must navigate specialized requirements such as FHIR/HL7 interoperability and data architectures involving Apache Iceberg, vector databases, and knowledge graphs to build robust AI-enabled products that solve critical challenges in pharmacy, claims, and care management within regulated environments.
What does a Engineer earn?
Median $185000 from 249 postings across 48 companies.
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Microsoft Azure
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Python
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TypeScript
Swift
micro-services
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Platform Engineering
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