Senior Applied AI Engineer

Humana • Tampa, FL

1d • $142,300 - $195,700 • Remote

About The Position

Become a part of our caring community We are looking for a highly capable Senior Applied AI Engineer to support advanced AI initiatives focused on generative AI, embeddings, and ServiceNow data integration. The focus of this role is the advancement of AI capabilities in the IT Service Management (ITSM) space. The hiring team owns a large data store in Databricks Unity Catalog containing all ITSM data that this role will leverage for their work. You will work closely with data engineering and business teams to deliver scalable, intelligent solutions using Databricks and Azure. Come join our Fortune #40, Best Places to Work company and help us make a difference as we help our members achieve their best health!

Requirements

• 3+ years of strong, hands-on experience with Python.
• Comfort thinking in terms of engineering systems, not coding scripts.
• Familiarity with Databricks (including Unity Catalog, MLflow, and notebooks).
• Strong experience with GitHub (commits, pull requests, integrations).
• Ability to lead technical walkthroughs and articulate design decisions.
• Experience deploying apps, servers, or ML models in a production setting.
• An active GitHub is required and will be requested if selected to move forward.

Nice To Haves

• Experience creating CICD workflows in GitHub and/or ADO.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow data models.
• Familiarity with RAG architecture, vector databases, or agentic orchestration.
• Familiarity with developing APIs and clients.
• Bonus points for MCP experience.
• JavaScript familiarity.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to software projects emphasizing AI systems in VSCode/Pycharm, GitHub, and Databricks.
• Deploy and maintain AI systems across Databricks and Microsoft Azure services such as Azure Kubernetes Service.
• Maintain and extend internal APIs, SDKs, and clients that support our projects.
• Actively participate in architecting software and cloud solutions.
• Communicate clearly with adjacent teams and stakeholders and manage expectations.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• short-term and long-term disability
• life insurance

What This Job Offers

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