Senior AI ENGINEER – Application Development

Senior AI ENGINEER – Application Development

Hybrid (Office 3 days / wk – Onsite-Flex) within Oregon, Washington, Idaho or Utah

Build a career with purpose. Join our to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system.

Who We Are Looking For :

Every day, Cambia’s Applied AI Team is living our mission to make health care easier and lives better. We are looking for a senior technical leader responsible for designing, building, and productionizing AI applications that improve healthcare for Cambia members. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you’ll architect AI solutions, establish application engineering standards, and mentor teams while remaining deeply involved in writing production code. You’ll work at the intersection of software engineering and AI, transforming prototypes and experimental models into robust, scalable applications that deliver real value.

Working on top of Cambia’s AI / ML platform, you’ll collaborate with AI scientists, platform engineers, and product teams to build everything from GenAI-powered member experiences to intelligent automation systems. This role requires someone who can both ship production code and influence architecture decisions, who understands the full AI / ML development lifecycle, and who can translate complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders.

What You Bring to Cambia

Technical Leadership & Execution :

Expert-level experience designing and building production AI applications at scale

Proven track record of establishing application engineering standards and best practices adopted across teams

Strong hands-on coding skills with production Python, API development, and application architecture

Experience architecting AI-powered applications from prototype to production

Ability to evaluate and introduce new AI technologies and application patterns

AI Application Engineering Expertise :

Deep experience building production applications using ML, NLP, and GenAI technologies

Strong software engineering fundamentals : API design, testing, observability, error handling

Solid grounding in AI evaluation methodologies (evals) for assessing model & application performance

Experience with application deployment patterns (containerization, CI / CD)

Proficiency in working with ML platforms and model serving APIs

Knowledge of application monitoring, logging, and debugging in production environments

Experience integrating AI capabilities into user-facing applications and business workflows

AI / ML Systems Knowledge :

Comprehensive understanding of ML, DL, NLP, and GenAI from an application development perspective

Experience working with AI scientists to integrate models into production applications

Understanding of prompt engineering, RAG patterns, GenAI, and agentic application architectures including Model Context Protocol (MCP) for tool integration

Familiarity with model APIs, versioning strategies, and handling model updates in applications

Knowledge of responsible AI practices : bias detection, explainability, safety guardrails

Organizational Leadership & Influence :

Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers through code review, design review, and pair programming

Strong communication skills - can explain technical decisions to engineers, AI scientists, product managers, and business stakeholders

Experience driving technical initiatives across multiple application teams

Track record of improving development velocity and application reliability

Nice to Have :

Industry recognition through publications, conference talks, or open-source contributions

Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries

Background in distributed systems or high-scale application development

Qualifications and Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

10+ years of experience in software development, AI / ML Engineering, or related discipline

Equivalent combination of education and experience

What You Will Do at Cambia

AI Application Development :

Design and build production AI applications that leverage Cambia's AI / ML platform

Develop rapid GenAI prototypes to validate technical approaches and business value

Transform experimental models and prototypes into production-ready applications

Build APIs, user interfaces, and integrations that expose AI capabilities to end users

Implement application-level monitoring, error handling, and observability

Design and implement evaluation frameworks to continuously assess AI application quality and safety

Write production code, conduct code reviews, and maintain high engineering standards

Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues with AI applications in production

Optimize application performance, cost, and user experience

Technical Leadership :

Define and champion AI application engineering standards and best practices

Architect solutions for complex AI application challenges

Mentor AI engineers and scientists on production application development

Lead technical design reviews for AI-powered features and applications

Evaluate and recommend new AI technologies, frameworks, and application patterns

Collaborate with platform engineers to provide feedback on platform capabilities

Work with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business needs

Strategic Contribution :

Contribute to technical roadmap for AI application development

Represent application engineering perspective in planning discussions

Share knowledge through internal tech talks, documentation, and training

Stay current with GenAI and AI application development innovations

You're a great fit if you :

Get excited about building AI-powered applications that users love

Have strong opinions about application architecture, API design, and code quality

Enjoy mentoring others and seeing your architectural patterns adopted widely

Can context-switch between writing application code, integrating ML models, and explaining trade-offs to product managers

Think about problems like "How do we build 10 GenAI applications efficiently?" not "How do we build the GenAI platform?"

Want to stay technical but also influence how an organization builds AI applications

Love rapid prototyping but also care deeply about production quality

Believe that rigorous evaluation (evals) is essential to building trustworthy AI applications

Are excited about emerging standards like MCP that enabled more sophisticated AI systems

This role is NOT a fit if you :

Primarily want to focus on model research and experimentation

Want to build infrastructure and platforms rather than applications

Prefer working independently without cross-team collaboration

Are looking for a pure people management role

Want to focus exclusively on algorithm development

The expected hiring range for The Senior AI Engineer is $150k–$180k , depending on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; performance history; and work location. The bonus target for this position is 15%. The current full salary range for this position is $104k Low / $169k MRP

About Cambia

Working at Cambia means being part of a purpose-driven, award-winning culture built on trust and innovation anchored in our 100+ year history. Our caring and supportive colleagues are some of the best and brightest in the industry, innovating together toward sustainable, person-focused health care. Whether we're helping members, lending a hand to a colleague or volunteering in our communities, our compassion, empathy and team spirit always shine through.

Why Join the Cambia Team?

At Cambia, you can :

• Work alongside diverse teams building cutting-edge solutions to transform health care.
• Earn a competitive salary and enjoy generous benefits while doing work that changes lives.
• Grow your career with a company committed to helping you succeed.
• Give back to your community by participating in Cambia-supported outreach programs.
• Connect with colleagues who share similar interests and backgrounds through our employee resource groups.

We believe a career at Cambia is more than just a paycheck – and your compensation should be too. Our compensation package includes competitive base pay as well as a market-leading 401(k) with a significant company match, bonus opportunities and more.

In exchange for helping members live healthy lives, we offer benefits that empower you to do the same. Just a few highlights include :

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We are happy to offer work from home options for most of our roles. To take advantage of this flexible option, we require employees to have a wired internet connection that is not satellite or cellular and internet service with a minimum upload speed of 5Mb and a minimum download speed of 10 Mb.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer dedicated to a drug and tobacco-free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. A background check is required.

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