What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Engineer position at Proscia?
About Proscia
Pathology is at the center of medicine and is undergoing a profound transformation as the final frontier of digitization in healthcare. We started Proscia to accelerate pathology’s transition from microscope to images, and to use that AI to change the way we think about cancer. We can’t change medicine alone. That’s why we’re looking for curious thinkers. Big dreamers. Developers, evangelists, pathologists, and scientists. Exceptional talent to help us use the great power of AI for good and advance humankind.
At Proscia, we push the limits of medicine and technology, solving problems the world has never solved before. We build software used by thousands of scientists and pathologists who work on the front lines of fighting big enemies, like cancer, for patients around the globe. To accelerate our vision, Proscia has raised over $100M in capital from world-class healthcare and technology investors.
About this Position
As an AI Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building cutting edge intelligence features within Proscia’s digital pathology platform. You will design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions that integrate seamlessly into clinical and research workflows to make a real-world impact on patient care.
What You’ll Do
Working at a startup like Proscia means wearing many hats, but when you come to work you can expect to focus on the following:
- Architect and build modern AI systems that integrate with digital pathology user-facing workflows.
- Collaborate closely with AI scientists, product managers, digital pathology experts and customers to build solutions that deliver value to both our life sciences and clinical users.
- Build scalable, cloud-based solutions using AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Design, test, and maintain safe, validated, and compliant AI solutions for regulated environments.
- Deliver high-quality, production-ready features at startup speed, embodying our “Challenge the Status Quo” value.
- Contribute to the evolution of the AI codebase, architecture, and technical standards.
- Support cross-functional teams by documenting and communicating designs, pipelines, and evaluation results to ensure reproducibility and transparency.
- Embrace AI as a default tool in problem-solving and development workflows, staying current with emerging frameworks.
What We’re Seeking
We’re looking for people who are smart, nice, & get stuff done. Proscia is a high-growth company, and we want entrepreneurial doers that thrive in a challenging environment, that are ready to build the plane while flying it. Proscia's next AI Engineer will have:
- 3 years of experience developing AI or ML-powered products.
- Knowledge of LLMs, agents, and generative AI frameworks.
- Expert-level proficiency in Python and software engineering principles.
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs, and using container orchestration tools like Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes.
- Proven experience with production deployments of high-quality AI applications having security, scalability, maintainability, and compliance requirements.
- Strong grasp of cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS services.
- Fluency with version control systems (e.g. Git) in collaborative development environments.
- Passion for translating biomedical or clinical research into real-world, patient-impacting products.
- Comfort with Agile software development
- Real experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, or equivalent in your daily workflows.
Nice to Have
- Experience working with medical or histology image data.
- Background in developing regulated medical software (e.g. FDA, CE-marked products).
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Biomedical Informatics, or related field.
Beyond Just Work
As a company in healthcare, we want our people to be happy and healthy, in and out of the office. In addition to competitive pay, we ensure everyone on our team is supported with savings, schedule, and insurance options that promote long-term health and personal growth.
Our office environment is designed for creativity and agility: with walls as notepads and couches for collaboration. We’re located in the heart of Philadelphia, with views of the city so you can spend your time focusing on what matters most.
At Proscia, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Proscia is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Compensation: Competitive and based on experience. We welcome candidates from a broad range of backgrounds, from those with foundational AI engineering experience ready to grow, to senior engineers seeking to architect transformative solutions.