Founding AI Engineer ($130k-$200k + Equity) at Fast-growing Healthtech AI startup

Jack & Jill/External ATS • San Fransisco, CA

3d • $130,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

You will own the AI core of an innovative medical practice, building LLM-powered systems for immediate diagnosis and treatment. This role moves beyond chatbots, focusing on high-stakes medical decisions, clinical accuracy, and safety. Working directly with physicians, you will ship production-ready AI that directly impacts patient health outcomes and lives.

Requirements

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with at least 12 months shipping LLM applications to production environments.
• Expert-level Python skills and deep familiarity with token economics, vector databases, and RAG architectures.
• An AI-native builder who uses modern tools like Cursor/Claude daily and prioritizes safety in high-stakes domains.

Responsibilities

• Optimize LLM integration and prompt engineering for clinical accuracy, medical insights, and safety-critical diagnosis.
• Architect AI infrastructure including RAG systems, semantic search, and complex memory systems for multi-turn patient conversations.
• Implement medical safety guardrails and evaluation frameworks to eliminate hallucinations and ensure groundedness in high-risk scenarios.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed