Lead Applied AI Software Engineer

Humana

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
NYLouisville, KYFrisco, TX
Salary
$170,800–$234,800 / yr
Posted
4 days ago

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Similar $199k
This role $203k
$153k most similar roles pay here $245k

This role pays less than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$235,812 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $203k versus about $199k 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 17 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $142,300–$195,700 across 17 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Applied AI Software Engineer

The Lead Applied AI Engineer role at Humana’s Enterprise AI organization involves architecting and deploying advanced AI systems that integrate Generative AI capabilities into secure, scalable platforms for millions of member interactions. This highly technical position requires defining robust standards for prompt engineering, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations, and driving continuous improvement through rigorous testing and evaluation frameworks. The engineer will collaborate across multiple teams to build comprehensive end-to-end AI solutions, including sophisticated RAG pipelines and multi-model integrations, while also mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of responsible AI development. Essential skills include deep expertise in Python, modern web application frameworks like React and FastAPI, vector databases, and LLM APIs, along with experience in healthcare compliance and ethical AI principles.

What you'll do

  • Architect comprehensive end-to-end AI systems with sophisticated RAG pipelines and agent orchestration.
  • Define rigorous standards for prompt engineering, including templates, versioning, and testing methodologies.
  • Lead deployment of AI systems into production environments ensuring observability, reliability, and compliance.
  • Design scalable data ingestion architectures to process diverse data sources efficiently for AI consumption.
  • Drive quantitative evaluation and continuous improvement of AI systems through A/B testing and user feedback analysis.
  • Ensure AI solutions meet healthcare compliance requirements by implementing ethical standards and regulatory adherence.

What we're looking for

  • Over 7 years of experience in software engineering with focus on applied AI/ML.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • Deep expertise designing and deploying production-grade generative AI systems.
  • Strong technical proficiency in Python, modern web frameworks, and AI-specific technologies.
  • Experience establishing organization-wide best practices for prompt engineering and model observability.
  • Familiarity with responsible AI principles including fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics.

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