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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts · 2 days ago

Lead AI Engineer

Boston, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$185K/yr - $226K/yr

6+ years exp

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is looking for a Lead AI Engineer to guide one or more of their high-performing AI engineering teams. This hands-on leadership role combines technical expertise with mentorship to drive the development of cutting-edge AI solutions.

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Responsibilities

Provide Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor a team of AI Engineers, ensuring adherence to architectural best practices, coding standards, and engineering excellence

Oversee Solution Design: Lead the detailed technical design and implementation of complex AI agent components, Generative AI integrations, and the underlying infrastructure

Drive Team Delivery: Collaborate closely with Product Owners to refine technical requirements, estimate efforts, and ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of AI features

Ensure Code Quality: Establish and enforce rigorous code review processes to ensure code quality, security, and maintainability

Solve Complex Technical Problems: Serve as the primary technical escalation point for your team, troubleshooting complex issues and guiding resolutions

Mentor and Develop Talent: Actively coach and mentor AI Engineers, helping them grow their technical skills and understanding of agentic architectures

Evaluate New Technologies: Assess new tools, libraries, and frameworks that can improve your team's efficiency and capabilities

Qualification

Machine LearningDeep LearningAI Solutions DesignCloud ServicesMLOps ToolsRetrieval Augmented GenerationCode ReviewLinux/Unix ScriptingSolution Architect CertificationCommunication SkillsMentorship

Required

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, or a related field

6+ years of hands-on experience in machine learning and deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn

3+ years of hands-on expertise in developing agentic solutions, with strong knowledge of cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and MLOps tools (like Docker and Kubernetes)

Proven experience overseeing the technical design and implementation of complex AI agent components

Hands-on experience designing and developing AI agents that leverage Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures and fine-tuning techniques

Proven expertise in managing the performance, scalability, and reliability of AI models in production

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Demonstrated experience conducting code reviews, leading knowledge-sharing sessions, and making critical decisions on technologies and frameworks

Preferred

Experience in Linux/Unix scripting

Experience working with multiple cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Solution Architect Associate certifications, preferably in GCP or AWS

Benefits

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

A suite of well-being benefits to eligible employees

Company

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is a state licensed private health insurance company

Founded in 1937

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.bluecrossma.org

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