Remote Software Engineer III (AI) en Novant Health

Join Novant Health as a Senior AI Software Engineer, where you’ll play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and deploying cutting-edge Decision Intelligence and AI-enabled products that transform healthcare delivery. Your work will directly impact patient care, team member and patient experience, clinical and back-office operations, and the financial health of our system.

Schedule: 8:00AM – 5:00PM (On call support required, as needed).

Location: Remote

Department: Institute for Innovation and AI

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate within a cross-functional product team including engineers, data scientists, architects, product managers, and designers.
• Lead the development of scalable AI solutions from ideation to deployment, ensuring alignment with business outcomes.
• Participate in continuous Product Discovery and Delivery cycles to prototype, launch, learn, and iterate.
• Mentor junior engineers, promoting best practices in software development and fostering a culture of innovation and ownership.
• Champion a positive, solution-oriented mindset that drives progress and creativity.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in building and deploying AI/ML-powered applications.
• Strong proficiency in software engineering principles and modern development frameworks.
• Passion for solving complex problems with data-driven solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A proactive, “get to yes” attitude and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Why Novant Health?

Be part of a remarkable team where quality care meets quality service—in every dimension, every time. At Novant Health, we believe in empowering our people to make a meaningful difference through innovation, compassion, and excellence.

• Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree required in Engineering, Computer Science or similar field, required. Graduate degree, preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 6 years experience in software engineering, data engineering, machine learning engineering or similar technical role, required. 3 years experience in data science or artificial intelligence, preferred.
• Additional Skills (required):
  • • Experience working in cross-functional teams following an Agile product development framework
    • Experience deploying production AI/ML applications employing big data technologies, cloud platforms, and data pipeline orchestration
    • Experience developing rapid prototypes and iterations
    • Expert understanding of AI/ML architectures, tools, and infrastructure
    • Expert level programming skills in two or more languages, preferably including Python/PySpark, Java
    • Strong understanding of cloud computing, containerization, and DevSecOps practices
    • Proficient working with semi-structured file formats and NoSQL databases
    • Strong understanding of layers of software stack including API design, development and production deployment at scale.
    • Understanding of Healthcare industry standards and HIPAA privacy and security rules
    • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills. Ability to troubleshoot failures and perform root cause analysis to identify deficiencies in data and/or processes
    • Expert in data engineering and data orchestration best practices with large scale structured and unstructured data
    • Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
    • A positive, “get to yes” attitude, seeking to find a solution that meets viability, value, feasibility, and usability objectives
• Additional Skills (preferred):
  • • Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects
    • Experience in the healthcare industry
    • Knowledge of medical terminology and clinical workflows

It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

• Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.
• The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.
• All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".