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Premera Blue Cross · 17 hours ago

AI Engineer IV

United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$132K/yr - $237K/yr

5+ years exp

Premera Blue Cross is dedicated to improving healthcare and empowering its employees to drive meaningful change. As an AI Engineer IV, you will lead the development of AI/ML solutions, guiding the team in tackling complex challenges and ensuring the creation of reliable AI infrastructure while mentoring junior engineers.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Recommend and develop comprehensive systems and frameworks for AI applications and products

Pitch concepts to team leadership and then lead construction of prototypes and minimum viable products to validate AI/ML solutions before committing substantial resources

Assist in designing and implementing the cloud architecture of large multi-faceted AI systems

Assist in the design and scaffolding of robust data pipelines that drive large complex AI systems

Develop specifications for low latency APIs and services necessary to deploy AI models and incorporate them into applications

Develop the code for monitoring models and AI systems that ensure consistent and reliable performance

Actively participate in a team that exercises principled, agile-like development practices

Create and maintain thorough documentation that is consistent with team procedures, corporate policies, and expectations

Ensure peer review on all assigned work as well as conduct peer reviews over the work of others as requested

Guide AI engineers on AI/ML and industry best practices and methodologies

Keep abreast of new tools and concepts through reading documentation or literature and actively practicing skills development

Advise team and division leadership on matters such as enterprise AI strategies, AI related technology strategies and roadmaps, and AI related infrastructure strategies and roadmaps

Meet and collaborate with external stakeholders to conceptualize AI solutions that realize business value while ensuring AI governance adherence, AI best practices, and data quality

Provide thought leadership to the Premera AI community

Qualification

AI/ML systems developmentDeep learning frameworksCloud architecture designData pipeline constructionMonitoring systems for AIEthical AI practicesAgile methodologiesSoftware design patternsContainer orchestrationPython programmingCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsMentorship skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field, or 2+ years of experience in a related, professional IT/analytics position

Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in developing, deploying, and maintaining AI or ML systems. Up to two years of industry experience may be substituted with an AI centered Master's/PhD or AI Engineering certifications

Preferred

At least 6 years of experience in developing deep learning models using TensorFlow, PyTorch, MLX, JAX, or other modern deep learning frameworks. Previous experience with older libraries like Theano or Caffe is also accepted. (May supplement with graduate level education or research experience)

Experience with design patterns and microservices architecture, including at least 3 years with container orchestration in a production environment

Knowledge of and experience in implementing ethical AI practices, with at least 3 years spent working on projects that require explainable AI, fairness, and bias mitigation

At least 3 years of expertise in implementing advanced techniques like Retrieval Augmented Generation, Tree of Thoughts, or Multimodal CoT in prompt engineering projects. Experience in leading prompt engineering teams, conducting code reviews, and setting best practices for prompt engineering within the organization is also essential

Minimum of 4 years of experience in successfully productionizing AI models, including constructing scalable data pipelines and establishing robust monitoring systems

At least 5 years working within Agile-like teams and environments

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.

Life and disability insurance.

Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.

Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.

Generous paid time off to reenergize.

Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

Free convenient on-site parking.

Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.

Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

Company

Premera Blue Cross

Glassdoor3.2

Premera is a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, providing comprehensive health benefits and tailored services.

Founded in 1945

Mountlake Terrace, Washington, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.premera.com

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