Applied AI Product Engineer (Remote Opportunity)

VetsEZ•Columbus, OH

2d•Remote

About The Position

EZLabs, the AI innovation division of VetsEZ, is seeking an Applied AI Product Engineer for a 100% remote role supporting a large federal government healthcare modernization project. The role focuses on building intelligent healthcare products that improve patient engagement, care coordination, claims management, and operational efficiency. The engineer will use Claude Code and related AI development tools to build, test, troubleshoot, and maintain functional full-stack software products, while working with product managers, designers, engineers, and clinical stakeholders in a remote Agile environment. The candidate must reside within the continental United States. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and selected candidates must successfully complete a background check. The ability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting, is required when applicable to the position. VetsEZ is an equal opportunity employer and is unable to offer sponsorship at this time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 1–4 years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, or full-stack application development.
Demonstrated proficiency using Claude Code to develop functional software products, including implementing features, debugging code, and validating results.
Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, or comparable programming languages, with experience developing frontend components, backend services, and APIs.
Hands-on experience integrating LLMs into applications through APIs, prompt engineering, AI agents, generative AI workflows, or retrieval augmented generation (RAG).
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to review AI-generated code for correctness, security, maintainability, and test coverage.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and contribute effectively in a remote Agile environment.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to reside within the continental United States.
Successful completion of a background check.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting, when required for the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with Cursor, Codex, OpenAI APIs, Anthropic APIs, vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, or AI orchestration frameworks.
Experience developing deployed AI applications or supporting healthcare, payer/provider, federal government, or Department of Veterans Affairs technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement AI-powered features for patient engagement, care coordination, claims management, and operational efficiency.
Use Claude Code and related AI development tools to build, test, troubleshoot, and maintain full-stack software products.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers, and clinical stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, user-focused solutions.
Develop APIs, backend services, automation pipelines, and LLM integrations for intelligent product capabilities.
Apply software engineering, DevOps, and MLOps practices to testing, deployment, monitoring, security, and performance optimization.
Evaluate emerging AI technologies and implementation approaches to improve product functionality and engineering workflows.
Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and project success.