Distinguished Engineer

Elevance Health is hiring a Distinguished Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade AI systems and platforms. The role sets enterprise technical direction, modernizes legacy systems with AI, establishes AI governance and SDLC practices, and provides technical leadership and mentorship.

Responsibilities:

• The Distinguished Engineer will be responsible for leading the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade artificial intelligence (AI) systems and platforms that enable enterprise-wide innovation and modernization
• Architect and deliver scalable, resilient AI solutions leveraging technologies such as agentic systems, large language models (LLMs), distributed systems, and event-driven architectures
• Define enterprise-wide technical direction, including architecture patterns, integration standards, and reusable platform capabilities
• Lead AI-driven modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation, service decomposition, and continuous optimization
• Design and implement AI-enabled software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices to improve engineering velocity and quality
• Establish technical standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for AI systems, including monitoring, evaluation, and responsible AI
• Partner with engineering teams and stakeholders to enable adoption of AI-assisted development and drive continuous improvement in system performance and productivity
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing enterprise technology decisions through deep expertise and hands-on engineering