Senior Applied AI Product Engineer (Remote Opportunity)

VetsEZ • Houston, TX

2d • Remote

About The Position

EZLabs, the AI innovation division of VetsEZ, is hiring a Senior Applied AI Product Engineer for a fully remote position supporting a large federal government healthcare modernization project. The role builds intelligent healthcare products intended to improve patient engagement, care coordination, claims management, and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will use Claude Code to develop, test, and deliver functional software products and collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers, and clinical stakeholders in a fast-paced remote Agile environment. Candidates must reside within the continental United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and at least 5 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 is required.
• Must successfully complete a background check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance, including required fingerprinting, when required for the position.
• Must reside within the continental United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, as well as 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 that improve 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 that support 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• PTO and federal holidays.
• Corporate laptop.
• Training opportunities.
• Remote opportunity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior