Staff Software Engineer

About Us

Hippocratic AI is developing the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare. Our mission is to dramatically improve healthcare accessibility and outcomes by bringing deep healthcare expertise to every person. No other technology has the potential for this level of global impact on health.

Why Join Our Team

• Innovative mission: We are creating a safe, healthcare-focused LLM that can transform health outcomes on a global scale.
• Visionary leadership: Hippocratic AI was co-founded by CEO Munjal Shah alongside physicians, hospital administrators, healthcare professionals, and AI researchers from top institutions including El Camino Health, Johns Hopkins, Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford, Google, Meta, Microsoft and NVIDIA.
• Strategic investors: We have raised a total of $278 million in funding, backed by top investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, NVIDIA’s NVentures, Premji Invest, SV Angel, and six health systems.
• Team and expertise: We are working with top experts in healthcare and artificial intelligence to ensure the safety and efficacy of our technology.
  
  

For more information, visit www.HippocraticAI.com.

We value in-person teamwork and believe the best ideas happen together. Our team is expected to be in the office five days a week in Palo Alto, CA unless explicitly noted otherwise in the job description.

About The Role

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will work alongside a dynamic team of engineers, applied scientists, and healthcare professionals to drive advancements in our generative AI technologies. Your focus will be on building and optimizing the backend infrastructure of our core healthcare AI platform, supporting scalable, secure, and reliable data processing for AI applications in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable backend infrastructure to support high-performance healthcare AI applications.
• Collaborate with research scientists and ML engineers to build data pipelines that efficiently handle large-scale healthcare datasets.
• Develop and manage APIs and microservices for seamless data retrieval, processing, and model interaction.
• Implement advanced data security and privacy protocols to ensure robust patient data protection.
• Continuously monitor and enhance backend systems to maximize performance, reliability, and uptime.
• Work with product managers to translate healthcare needs into technical solutions that enhance patient outcomes.
• Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on technical projects and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
  
  

Qualifications

Must-Have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 7 years of experience in backend development with proficiency in languages like Python, Java, or Go.
• Strong understanding of SaaS, and cloud orchestration software. (Control Plane)
• In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) including Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and cloud networking.
• Strong understanding of data security, privacy measures, and data modeling.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
  
  

Preferred:

• Familiarity with cutting-edge LLM tools and frameworks such as Langchain.
• Previous experience in healthcare-related technologies or regulated data environments.
• Expertise in vector databases and retrieval systems optimized for high-performance AI/ML applications.
  
  

Why You’ll Love Working Here: At Hippocratic AI, we’re reshaping healthcare with breakthrough technology. If you’re excited by innovation and eager to impact real-world healthcare challenges, you’ll thrive here.