Hippocratic AI · 14 hours ago
AI Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expHippocratic AI is the leading generative AI company in healthcare, focused on transforming patient outcomes with a safety-first approach. As an AI Engineer, you will design and build intelligent systems that power clinically safe healthcare agents, collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement advanced language and speech models.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIHealth CareInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Design, build, and optimize production-grade AI pipelines that power our voice-based generative healthcare agents—from retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to multi-step reasoning systems
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, clinical, and engineering teams to translate healthcare workflows into safe, scalable, and human-centered AI experiences
Prototype and deploy zero-to-one features using state-of-the-art LLMs, retrieval systems, and streaming architectures—balancing innovation with reliability
Develop and refine AI-native workflows that support real-time, conversational, and long-running interactions across diverse healthcare contexts
Drive continuous improvement in model evaluation, safety testing, and observability, ensuring every agent interaction meets clinical safety standards
Qualification
Required
3+ years of professional experience in software, ML, or AI engineering
Proven track record building and shipping AI- or ML-powered products in production environments
Strong programming skills in Python with experience in distributed systems, APIs, and data pipelines
Deep understanding of prompt engineering, vector databases, and retrieval systems (RAG), voice agents or willingness to learn rapidly
Experience with cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure) and modern DevOps practices (Terraform, CI/CD, monitoring)
Excellent communication, cross-functional collaboration, and an ability to move fast in high-impact domains
Preferred
Experience building or deploying LLM-based or multi-agent systems at scale
Hands-on work with speech recognition, text-to-speech, or streaming architectures for real-time AI experiences
Prior exposure to healthcare, safety-critical domains, or regulated product development
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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2025 (9)
2024 (1)
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
Recent News
2026-01-11
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