This is our story
With 43 million patient encounters each year, HCA Healthcare offers a depth of data few can match. DT&I identifies patterns across our network to deliver real-time insights that empower care teams and improve outcomes. Rooted in our mission, “Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life”, we transform data into action to improve the lives of every patient we serve. Join us!
What you will accomplish in this role
We are seeking a Senior AI Engineer who is passionate about building production-ready AI applications using Generative AI, Agentic AI, and modern software engineering practices. This role is focused on designing, developing, and deploying AI solutions that solve meaningful business and clinical problems.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building and delivering production AI solutions for enterprise users and enjoys translating business requirements into scalable, reliable AI applications. They bring strong software engineering fundamentals, applied AI expertise, and a collaborative mindset to deliver solutions from concept through production.
We have two Senior AI Engineer spots open at this time. The tech stack and expectations are very similar on both teams—the difference is really your working style. If you enjoy solving more complex problems over a longer period of time, this is the right spot to apply. If you enjoy moving quickly between different projects, apply here –https://invitetoapply.hcahealthcare.com/jobs/17857488-senior-ai-engineer?bid=3715&tm_company=2537&tm_event=view&tm_job=1-INFOR-4660848
What you will do in this role:
- Design, build, and maintain production-grade Generative AI, Agentic AI, and machine learning applications.Develop evaluation and testing approaches to measure model performance, identify regressions, and improve solution quality. Apply LLMs, multimodal models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), structured extraction, and tool calling to solve real-world healthcare workflows. Partner with Engineering, Product, Data, and Operations teams to integrate AI capabilities into HCA's systems. Improve the reliability, observability, guardrails, and monitoring of production AI applications.
- Stay current with advancements in AI technologies and apply them pragmatically to deliver business value.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field – Required
- 5+ years of software engineering, applied AI, machine learning, or related technical experience, including at least 1 year of recent experience designing and delivering production-grade Generative AI solutions. - Required
- Hands-on experience with modern AI systems, including LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agents, structured extraction, classification, or workflow automation.
- - Required
- Proficiency in Python, with experience building cloud-native applications on AWS or GCP and working with relational and/or NoSQL databases. - Required
- Practical experience with prompt engineering, tool calling, retrieval, model selection, context management, and AI application debugging. - Required
- Experience evaluating AI system quality using metrics, test datasets, human review, and error analysis. - Required
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, testing, scalability, and maintainability. - Required
- Hands-on experience building retrieval-augmented AI applications using vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search. - Required
- Experience working in healthcare, insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry. - Preferred
- Familiarity with AI evaluation, prompt optimization, guardrails, or human-in-the-loop workflows. - Preferred
Work Location/Schedule:
- Remote - M-F, 8am – 5pm - Central Time
Pay & Benefits:
- This position offers a Base Salary + Benefits (it does not offer an annual bonus or LTI)
Travel Required:
- This job requires travel to Nashville, TN to attend final interview, 3-day New Hire Orientation, quarterly team meetings, and other travel on an as-needed basis
Visa Sponsorship:
- Not offered, now or in the future
Virtual Interviews:
- All HCA Healthcare virtual interviews are conducted without the use of virtual backgrounds, background blurring, or any other visual distortion tools.
AI Usage Policy:
- The use of AI tools or prompts during any part of the interview is strictly prohibited. If it appears that you are reading from a script or using AI-generated responses, you will be eliminated from further consideration. We value authenticity and want to hear your own thoughts and experiences.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; 5+ years software engineering or applied AI experience including 1+ year production-grade GenAI; Python, AWS/GCP, RAG, LLMs, vector databases; no visa sponsorship.
Key Responsibilities
- designing AI applications
- developing generative AI
- evaluating model performance
Skills & Tools
Python, AWS, GCP, LLMs, RAG, vector databases
Job Details
- Category: Software Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — United States
- Languages: English
About HCA Healthcare
A healthcare provider committed to the care and improvement of human life, leveraging data to improve patient outcomes. — Industry: Healthcare