Senior Applied AI Engineer ($190k-$250k + Equity) at well-funded healthtech AI startup

Job Title Senior Applied AI Engineer

Salary $190k-$250k Equity

Company Description Well-funded healthtech AI startup

Job Description Build and deploy production-grade AI systems that automate complex clinical workflows and improve patient care delivery. You will design LLM agents, implement RAG systems, and create robust evaluation frameworks for medical documentation. This role offers the opportunity to own the full AI lifecycle in a mission-driven environment where technology directly impacts healthcare outcomes.

Location San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Work on high-impact AI systems that solve fundamental scaling challenges in the massive home healthcare market.
• Join a high-velocity Series A startup backed by top-tier venture capital firms with deep domain expertise.
• Influence the technical direction and architecture of a platform transitioning manual healthcare operations into automated, AI-native workflows.

What You Will Do

• Design and deploy LLM agents and RAG systems capable of reasoning over complex clinical documentation and context.
• Build rigorous evaluation frameworks and safety guardrails to ensure AI reliability within a highly regulated domain.
• Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to integrate automated reasoning into core healthcare delivery pipelines.

The ideal candidate

• Has over 5 years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of shipping production-grade LLM applications.
• Demonstrates strong engineering judgment regarding observability, maintainability, and reliability in AI-driven system design.
• Thrives in fast-paced startup environments and possesses the ability to navigate technical ambiguity while maintaining a focus on pragmatism.