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Principal Software Engineer

Posted on May 28, 2025 (10 days ago)

Job description

About Us:

Hippocratic AI has developed a safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare. The company believes that a safe LLM can dramatically improve healthcare accessibility and health outcomes worldwide by bringing deep healthcare expertise to every human. No other technology has the potential to have this level of global impact on health.

Why Join Our Team:

  • Innovative Mission: Developing a safe, healthcare-focused LLM designed to revolutionize global health outcomes.
  • Visionary Leadership: Co-founded by CEO Munjal Shah with a team from leading institutions including El Camino Health, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Microsoft, Google, and NVIDIA.
  • Strategic Investors: Raised $278 million with backing from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, NVIDIA’s NVentures, Premji Invest, SV Angel, and six health systems.
  • World-Class Team: Leading experts in healthcare and AI ensuring safe, effective technology for meaningful healthcare improvements.
More information at www.HippocraticAI.com.

About the Role:

As a Principal Software Engineer, work alongside engineers, applied scientists, and healthcare professionals to advance generative AI technologies. Focus on building and optimizing backend infrastructure for scalable, secure, and reliable healthcare AI data processing.

Responsibilities:

  • Architect, develop, and maintain scalable backend infrastructure for high-performance healthcare AI apps.
  • Collaborate with research scientists and ML engineers to build efficient data pipelines for large healthcare datasets.
  • Develop and manage APIs and microservices for data retrieval, processing, and model interaction.
  • Implement advanced data security and privacy protocols for patient data protection.
  • Monitor and enhance backend systems to maximize performance, reliability, and uptime.
  • Work with product managers to translate healthcare needs into technical solutions improving patient outcomes.
  • Mentor junior engineers, fostering collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications:

  • Must-Have:
    • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
    • 10+ years backend development experience with Python, Java, or Scala.
    • Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
    • Strong understanding of data security, privacy, and data modeling.
    • Excellent communication skills and experience in cross-functional teams.
  • Preferred:
    • Familiarity with LLM tools like Langchain.
    • Experience in healthcare technologies or regulated data environments.
    • Expertise in vector databases and retrieval systems optimized for AI/ML.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

Join Hippocratic AI to reshape healthcare with innovative technology and tackle real-world healthcare challenges with impact.

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