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Hippocratic AI · 10 hours ago

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Science

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date7+ years exp

Hippocratic AI is the leading generative AI company in healthcare, focused on transforming patient outcomes through safety-first AI solutions. The Staff Machine Learning Engineer will design, deploy, and optimize ML systems for healthcare, collaborating with research scientists and product teams to enhance conversational AI capabilities.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIHealth CareInformation Technology
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Responsibilities

Designing scalable, high-performance infrastructure for LLM training, fine-tuning, and inference
Building ML pipelines and tooling for experimentation, evaluation, and deployment
Optimizing model performance and efficiency in production environments
Collaborating cross-functionally to integrate ML solutions into end-user applications
Maintaining compliance with healthcare standards of safety, privacy, and reliability

Qualification

Machine LearningLarge Language ModelsPythonML frameworksCloud platformsDistributed training frameworksML pipelinesHealthcare exposureTechnical leadershipCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; PhD is a plus
7+ years of industry experience building and deploying ML systems, ideally with focus on LLMs or deep learning
Strong software engineering skills and experience developing in Python
Deep experience with ML frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow
Familiarity with distributed training frameworks (e.g., DeepSpeed, FSDP, Horovod)
Proven experience designing, implementing, and scaling ML pipelines for large models
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
Exposure to healthcare, clinical, or life sciences data is a strong plus

Preferred

Strong preference for individuals who can work onsite at our HQ located in Palo Alto, CA, but we will consider candidates throughout the U.S

Company

Hippocratic AI

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Hippocratic AI is a healthcare technology company that develops safety-focused large-language models for medical applications.
dateFounded in 2023
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
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https://www.hippocraticai.com

H1B Sponsorship

Hippocratic AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9)
2024 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$402M
Key Investors
AvenirKleiner PerkinsNVentures
2025-11-03Series C· $126M
2025-01-09Series B· $141M
2024-09-19Series A· $17M

Leadership Team

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Alex Miller
Co-Founder
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Amy McCarthy
Chief Nursing Officer
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Recent News

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2026-01-09
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