Software Engineer III (AI)

Novant Health is a healthcare organization focused on transforming healthcare delivery through innovation and technology. The Senior AI Software Engineer will design, develop, and deploy Decision Intelligence and AI-enabled products, leading scalable AI solutions from ideation through deployment while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate within a cross-functional product team including engineers, data scientists, architects, product managers, and designers
• Lead the development of scalable AI solutions from ideation to deployment, ensuring alignment with business outcomes
• Participate in continuous Product Discovery and Delivery cycles to prototype, launch, learn, and iterate
• Mentor junior engineers, promoting best practices in software development and fostering a culture of innovation and ownership
• Champion a positive, solution-oriented mindset that drives progress and creativity

Requirements:

• • Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree required in Engineering, Computer Science or similar field, required
• • Experience: Minimum 6 years experience in software engineering, data engineering, machine learning engineering or similar technical role, required
• • Experience working in cross-functional teams following an Agile product development framework
• • Experience deploying production AI/ML applications employing big data technologies, cloud platforms, and data pipeline orchestration
• • Experience developing rapid prototypes and iterations
• • Expert understanding of AI/ML architectures, tools, and infrastructure
• • Expert level programming skills in two or more languages, preferably including Python/PySpark, Java
• • Strong understanding of cloud computing, containerization, and DevSecOps practices
• • Proficient working with semi-structured file formats and NoSQL databases
• • Strong understanding of layers of software stack including API design, development and production deployment at scale
• • Understanding of Healthcare industry standards and HIPAA privacy and security rules
• • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills. Ability to troubleshoot failures and perform root cause analysis to identify deficiencies in data and/or processes
• • Expert in data engineering and data orchestration best practices with large scale structured and unstructured data
• • Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• • A positive, “get to yes” attitude, seeking to find a solution that meets viability, value, feasibility, and usability objectives
• Graduate degree, preferred
• 3 years experience in data science or artificial intelligence, preferred
• • Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects
• • Experience in the healthcare industry
• • Knowledge of medical terminology and clinical workflows