Hippocratic AI · 2 weeks ago
Junior Forward Deployment Engineer (Contract)
Palo Alto, CA
Contract
Onsite
Entry Level
2+ years expHippocratic AI is developing the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare. The Junior Forward Deployment Engineer will help develop and maintain the conversation layer, enabling autonomous conversations through advanced prompting techniques.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIHealth CareInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Develop complex prompts in our SOTA conversation planning layer to enable complex agentic model workflows
Collaborate with Product Managers, Software Engineers and Clinicians to create fully autonomous, clinical conversations
Write, configure and iterate on prompts to create engaging, patient-oriented conversations
Use advanced prompting techniques to develop and optimize prompts for language models to improve model performance, clinical safety, and patient experience
Conduct experiments and analyze outcomes of model outputs to refine and iterate on prompt strategies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent coursework/projects)
2+ years industry experience
Experience with Python
Experience with LLM prompting (chatGPT, Claude, etc) through professional or personal use
Exposure to working with databases and building simple RESTful APIs
Strong problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn new technologies
Preferred
Experience with personal or academic projects involving backend development
Basic understanding of AI/ML concepts or a desire to learn about them
Knowledge of modern web frameworks (e.g., Flask, Django, or Spring Boot)
Awareness of data privacy and security best practices, especially in regulated environments
Company
Hippocratic AI
Hippocratic AI is a healthcare technology company that develops safety-focused large-language models for medical applications.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$402MKey Investors
AvenirKleiner PerkinsNVentures
2025-11-03Series C· $126M
2025-01-09Series B· $141M
2024-09-19Series A· $17M
Leadership Team
Alex Miller
Co-Founder
Amy McCarthy
Chief Nursing Officer
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