Staff AI Engineer
At a glance
Senior AI Engineering role at oscar. New York · $198,720–$260,820 base.
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What you'll do
- Take AI products from early concepts through launch, building prototypes and production-ready systems
- Work with product, design and business partners to turn user needs into solutions tied to key metrics
- Test models and approaches such as LLMs, RAG and agentic workflows, refining them using data and user feedback
- Create full-stack applications and AI agents that automate complex healthcare processes
- Help guide AI technical direction while assessing and integrating emerging technologies
What you bring
- At least seven years in software engineering, data science or a related area, with meaningful results to show
- Five or more years leading work across teams and guiding technical contributions that improve team output
- Five or more years mentoring engineers and setting expectations for reliable, maintainable code
- Strong Python skills, with experience tackling unclear problems and designing or assessing experiments
Who this fits
This suits a hands-on technical leader who pairs product judgment with rapid prototyping and coding. The role is based in New York City and requires three office days each week, including Thursdays. You’ll report to the Senior Director of AI.
From the employer
Hi, we're Oscar. We're hiring a Staff Applied AI Engineer to join our AI team.
Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselves—one that behaves like a doctor in the family.
About the role
Join Oscar’s AI team to build and launch transformative AI-powered products that redefine the healthcare experience for millions. As an Applied AI Engineer, Business Enablement you’ll take end-to-end ownership of high-impact projects—conceiving, prototyping, and deploying generative AI solutions that solve real-world problems across the healthcare ecosystem.You’ll work alongside a world-class team of engineers and business leaders, rapidly iterating on ideas and shipping production-ready applications that drive measurable business and user outcomes. You’ll have the autonomy to identify opportunities, experiment with the latest AI models and techniques, and deliver solutions that streamline operations and move the needle for Oscar and our members.
You will report to the Sr. Director, AI.
Work Location: This position is based in our New York City office, requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week. Thursdays are a required in-office day for team meetings and events, while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule.
Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role is: $198,720 - $260,820 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits, participation in Oscar’s unlimited vacation program, company equity grants, and annual performance bonuses.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-driven products and features, from zero-to-one prototypes to robust production systems.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and business teams to deeply understand user needs and deliver solutions that move key metrics.
- Rapidly experiment with new models, techniques, and tools (including LLMs, RAG, and agentic workflows), iterating based on data and user feedback.
- Build and scale full-stack applications and intelligent agents that automate complex healthcare workflows and deliver seamless user experiences.
- Stay on the cutting edge of the AI ecosystem, evaluating and integrating emerging technologies to keep Oscar at the forefront of healthcare innovation.
- Contribute to Oscar’s AI strategy and technical vision, helping shape the future of healthcare through technology.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, data science, or a related field, with a track record of impactful accomplishments
- 5+ years of experience as a leader of cross-pod or cross-company deliverables
- 5+ years of experience leading technical contributions, improving the quality of what your teams create
- 5+ years of experience with practical application of CS concepts within their team.
- 5+ years of experience setting and enforcing the standard for writing stable, correct, and maintainable code
- 5+ years of experience leading technical teams including mentoring and training more junior engineers.
- Strong Python programming skills
- Experience solving complex, ambiguous problems
- Experience designing and analyzing experiments or evaluations
- Experience or an interest in prototyping full-stack applications
Bonus Points
- Experience with the healthcare industry. Familiarity with automation of legal and financial processes.
- Experience with compliance and privacy requirements.
- Degree in math, statistics, data science, or engineering.
- Our ideal candidate is a product manager with an engineering background, an engineer with a product background, or a founder-type who combines product thinking, rapid prototyping, and hands-on coding to deliver real-world impact.
- Experience with NLP, neural networks, transformers, and modern AI frameworks.
- Knowledge of containerization and deployment tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) or full-stack development (e.g., React, Golang).
- Experimental mindset: comfort with testing hypotheses and iterating on failures
This is an authentic Oscar Health job opportunity.
At Oscar, being an Equal Opportunity Employer means more than upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. It means that we cultivate an environment where people can be their most authentic selves and find both belonging and support. We're on a mission to change health care -- an experience made whole by our unique backgrounds and perspectives.
Pay Transparency: Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience. Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, paid sick time, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan participation, life and disability insurance, and paid wellness time and reimbursements.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Our AI Guidelines outline the acceptable use of artificial intelligence for candidates and detail how we use AI to support our recruiting efforts.
Reasonable Accommodation: Oscar applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Oscar applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Oscar Benefits Team (accommodations@hioscar.com) to make the need for an accommodation known.
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