Principal, AI Engineer - Agent Enablement and Platforms

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At Humana, we are redefining what it means to allow productivity and efficiency for our community of developers, engineers, and partners. The Engineering AI Enablement organization brings together top talent and new practices to build AI-powered IT productivity solutions that empower our enterprise. As a principal, within Humana's AI Enablement team, you will be the senior technical leader for platform engineering, AI enablement, and enterprise software delivery projects.

Reporting to the Director, AI Enablement, you will guide strategy and architecture. You will focus on AI developer tools and products, playing an important role in advancing Humana's technology ecosystem. This ecosystem will incorporate generative AI, automation, and agents.

• Lead platform engineering efforts to ensure advanced AI developer tools and capabilities for Humana's enterprise engineering teams.

• Architect and lead end-to-end solutions that integrate AI, automation, and agents to support software delivery and productivity.

• Collaborate with partners including Leadership, Engineers, Product Owners, and partners to mature use cases, define technical requirements, and provide impactful solutions.

• You will have s trong expertise in full-stack engineering capabilities

• Proficiency in .NET and Python; familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React or Angular).

• Deep experience with cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP), APIs, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation).

• Provide technical strategy and guidance for Enterprise AI Chatbot product development

• Mentor engineering staff, promoting a culture of innovation, inclusivity, and.

• Educate and help teams across Humana on latest AI technologies, best practices, and architectural patterns.

• Ensure in code quality, artifact management, and security for AI platforms and tools.

• Support rapid prototyping and strategic plans alongside product and engineering leads.

• Minimum 10 years of hands‑on software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in principal or architect-level roles delivering enterprise-scale AI and full stack solutions.

• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing platform engineering for developer tools, AI enablement, and complex software delivery pipelines.

• Experience with Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and platforms such as Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub, Artifactory, and Sonar Qube.

• Track record collaborating across multiple teams and responsibilities to bring AI solutions.

• Experience mentoring and developing engineering teams in Agile environments.

• Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline.

• Direct experience architecting and delivering AI-powered products and developer platforms.

• Hands‑on expertise with prompt engineering, large language models, and latest AI trends.

• Familiarity with Git Ops, rapid prototyping, and managing operational processes for large-scale internal customers.

This position follows a hybrid (remote + in office) work style and we require that one of our designated Tech Market locations - Louisville, KY;
Dallas, TX;
Washington, DC - performs it.

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.

Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.

Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi‑weekly payment for their internet expense.

Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.

Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.