Principal AI/ML Engineer - Digital Health Tech - The Talent Foundation
San Francisco, CA 94105
About the Job
Our client is an innovative digital health company revolutionizing chronic pain management. They are transforming healthcare through AI, building intelligence into every aspect of chronic pain treatment. As the Principal Engineer for AI/ML Engineering, reporting directly to the CTO, you'll guide the evolution of their AI platform initiatives and infrastructure.
You'll be joining a market leader who has struck the right balance between aggressive technology innovation and member safety and outcomes. Their cutting-edge mobile app has already helped millions reduce pain by 68%, prevent 42% of opioid prescriptions, and avoid over half of potential surgeries. Join a mission-driven team that combines technology with healthcare to create real-world impact.
As a Principal Mobile Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving technical leadership and architectural excellence across multiple product teams. Working directly with the CTO, you will shape the mobile platform's future and empower millions to take control of their health through technology.
Your Background
We're looking for someone who blends technical expertise with leadership ability. You've probably:
- Taken ML models from research to production at scale.
- Built distributed systems that process data reliably.
- Led cross-functional teams through complex technical initiatives.
- Maintained a hands-on approach while mentoring others
Technical Depth
You should have deep expertise in distributed systems architecture and ML productization. A strong understanding of AI infrastructure, model deployment pipelines, and system observability is essential to success in this role.
Growth Areas: If you have experience with healthcare systems or HIPAA compliance, that would be great! If not, you'll have the chance to learn. What matters most is your ability to solve problems pragmatically and help others do the same.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software development, with 4+ years focused on building complex AI and ML related products and services.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, developing APIs, and implementing scalable backend systems
- Strong track record leading and mentoring engineering teams
- Experience with large-scale system design, distributed systems, and setting technical direction.
The Role & Impact
Technical Leadership
- Guide the development of reusable AI platform components.
- Build a healthcare-compliant data lake.
- Establish scalable production processes for ML solutions.
- Create high-observability integration standards.
- Lead the relevant technical decisions across the organization.
Technical Challenges you'll help solve
- Design and implement an AI infrastructure meeting HIPAA/HITRUST requirements.
- Build and improve computer vision technology systems.
- Develop clinical care chatbot architecture.
- Create personalization systems for digital personalized care platform.
- Establish robust ML compute infrastructure for training and evaluation.
Your Responsibilities
- Work directly with the CTO on AI strategy.
- Participate in leadership and influence the decisions of VPs and directors.
- Create technical architecture and implementation plans.
- Guide decisions through reviews and tech discussions.
- Pair up with developers to solve complex problems.
- Participate in technical interviews and planning.
- Act as a bridge between technical and business teams to ensure engineering priorities deliver measurable outcomes.
Engineering Culture
- High trust, high accountability environment.
- Focus on pragmatic, collaborative solutions.
- Strong emphasis on learning from mistakes.
- Balance between autonomy and high-standards.
Meaningful Work
- Your work helps people avoid unnecessary surgeries
- Direct impact on reducing opioid prescriptions
- Real user feedback about pain reduction
- Build technology that improves lives
Benefits & Environment
Work-Life Quality
- 3 days office / 2 days remote
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401k with 2% match
- Learning and development budget
- Modern engineering toolset
Tech Stack You'll Work With
- Modern AI/ML infrastructure
- AWS ecosystem
- Healthcare-compliant data systems
- Production monitoring tools
How we'll help you be a successful candidate
Tailored Interview Preparation
- Deep-dive into company-specific tech stack and architecture
- Personalized interview coaching
- Insights on company culture and expectations
Strategic Offer Negotiation
- Expert compensation negotiation guidance
- Data-driven benchmarking for optimal package
- Dedicated partner throughout the offer process
Career Advocacy
- Proactive outreach for future opportunities
- Lifetime talent community membership
We're committed to being your long-term career advocate, providing unfiltered insights, skill-building resources, and strategic guidance to set you up for success in this role and beyond. Our goal is to be your trusted partner throughout your career journey.
To learn more about this opportunity and our bespoke candidate offerings, click "Apply" or contact a Talent Concierge at jobs@talent.foundation and reference this job ad.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. They make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you feel you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, let us know by reaching out to a Talent Concierge at jobs@talent.foundation and reference this job ad.
Source : The Talent Foundation