Hippocratic AI · 2 weeks ago
Director of Engineering - Product Development
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expHippocratic AI is focused on developing a safety-oriented Large Language Model for healthcare, aiming to enhance accessibility and health outcomes globally. The Director of Engineering will lead the design and delivery of advanced AI-driven healthcare products, overseeing a world-class engineering team and ensuring the integration of AI models into compliant systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIHealth CareInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Recruit, grow, and inspire a world-class AI engineering team focused on agentic AI for healthcare
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and technical excellence
Mentor and coach engineers and managers to achieve high performance and career growth
Lead the design, implementation, and deployment of new agentic features that extend HippocraticAI’s healthcare agents (e.g., reasoning loops, contextual memory, adaptive dialogue systems, safety enforcement)
Partner with Product, Clinical, and Research teams to translate conceptual designs into reliable, production-ready systems
Oversee integration of AI models, APIs, and healthcare systems (EHRs, clinical databases, etc.) in a compliant and secure manner
Define and communicate the technical roadmap for agentic AI systems in alignment with company goals
Establish scalable architectures, coding standards, and operational best practices
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure delivery of safe, performant, and testable systems
Drive sprint planning, technical reviews, and release processes
Ensure uptime, observability, and reliability of deployed systems
Manage budgets, staffing, and vendor relationships for engineering operations
Qualification
Required
10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering management
Proven track record of building and scaling technical teams from the ground up
Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and modern ML/AI pipelines
Experience developing AI-driven or conversational products, ideally in regulated domains such as healthcare or finance
Strong architectural instincts and hands-on technical ability when needed
Exceptional communication and cross-functional leadership skills
Passion for healthcare innovation and responsible AI development
Preferred
Experience with agentic AI systems, LLM orchestration frameworks, or safety-aligned AI
Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7)
Background in compliance (HIPAA, SOC 2, FDA SaMD)
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
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