Distinguished Engineer

Elevance Health

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Hybrid

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Hybrid
Location
Atlanta, GAMason, OHGrand Prairie, TX
Posted
52 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.

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TL;DR · Distinguished Engineer

As a Distinguished Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade artificial intelligence systems and platforms to drive enterprise-wide innovation. You will architect scalable solutions utilizing agentic systems, large language models, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures while defining technical directions such as architecture patterns and integration standards. Your daily work involves leading the modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation, service decomposition, and implementing AI-enabled software development lifecycle practices to improve engineering velocity. You will establish governance frameworks for responsible AI and provide mentorship to engineering teams. The role requires expertise in Python or Java, along with experience in APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines. This position focuses on solving complex technical challenges by integrating advanced AI capabilities into core infrastructure and modernizing existing enterprise software systems.

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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.
  • Drive the adoption of AI-assisted development tools across engineering teams.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing enterprise technology decisions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering.
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems and large-scale architecture.
  • Experience delivering production-grade AI/ML systems, agentic systems, or complex LLM-based applications.
  • Experience modernizing large, complex legacy systems.
  • Strong programming expertise in Python, Java, or similar languages.
  • Experience with APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, cloud platforms, and CI/CD or DevOps practices.

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