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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
23 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$165,693–$166,693
across 9 roles with salary data.
The Distinguished Engineer leads the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade artificial intelligence systems and platforms to drive enterprise-wide modernization. Working within the IT Architecture job family, this role involves architecting scalable solutions using agentic systems, large language models, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures. Key responsibilities include defining technical direction, leading AI-driven modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation, and establishing governance frameworks for responsible AI. The candidate will utilize Python, Java, APIs, microservices, and CI/CD practices. The work focuses on healthcare domains such as medical cost management, pharmacy, and clinical operations, requiring expertise in retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge graphs, and FHIR/HL7 interoperability. This role solves complex technical problems by building reusable AI gateways, vector databases, and modern data architectures like Apache Iceberg.
What does a Engineer earn in Minnesota?
Median $137000 from 36 postings across 5 companies.
Architect and deliver scalable, resilient AI solutions using agentic systems, LLMs, and distributed architectures.
Define enterprise-wide technical directions including architecture patterns, integration standards, and reusable platform capabilities.
Lead the modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation and service decomposition.
Design and implement AI-enabled software development lifecycle practices to improve engineering velocity.
Establish technical standards and governance frameworks for AI monitoring, evaluation, and responsible AI.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing enterprise technology decisions through hands-on engineering.
Partner with stakeholders to drive the adoption of AI-assisted development and improve system performance.
What we're looking for
Requires a bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Requires a minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering, including leading, designing, implementing, and operating distributed systems and large-scale architectures.
Requires experience designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions using Python, Java, or comparable object-oriented programming languages.
Requires experience designing and implementing APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and applying cloud, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
Experience designing and delivering enterprise AI solutions in healthcare domains is preferred.
Deep expertise in agentic AI, LLMs, RAG, knowledge graphs, and AI orchestration is preferred.
Experience building enterprise AI platforms, including AI gateways, vector databases, and responsible AI frameworks, is preferred.
Experience with healthcare data, FHIR/HL7 interoperability, and regulated environments is preferred.
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Agentic Systems
Distributed Systems
Python
Java
Microservices
Event-Driven Architecture
APIs
Cloud Platforms
CI/CD
DevOps
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
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Large Language Models
Agentic Systems
Distributed Systems
Event-Driven Architecture
Microservices
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Remote (New York, NY)27 days ago
$100,000–$180,000
Generative AI
Agentic AI
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Enterprise Architecture
Responsible AI
Multi-Agent Systems
MLOps
AI Governance
Cloud-native AI Architectures
Azure
AWS
GCP
AI Security
Human-in-the-Loop
AI Operations