Forward Deployed Engineer (Mid/Senior)

We believe the best ideas happen together. To support fast collaboration and a strong team culture, this role is expected to be in our Menlo Park, CA office five days a week, unless otherwise specified.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field

3+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong Python fundamentals and production software development experience

Hands-on experience with LLM frameworks (LangChain, LangSmith, or similar) and deep understanding of modern LLM development patterns and best practices

Deep expertise in LLM techniques including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt engineering, tool calling, LLM-as-judge, and related advanced patterns

Demonstrated experience building integrations with APIs, databases, or enterprise systems; comfort with async patterns, error handling, and reliability engineering

Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar frameworks for tool integration and multi-system orchestration

Healthcare IT experience, including EHR integrations (Epic, Cerner, Athena), FHIR, HL7, or healthcare data standards

Production DevOps or infrastructure experience, including setting up monitoring, alerting, logging, and incident response systems

Track record deploying AI systems or working with LLMs in production environments, managing latency, reliability, and operational complexity

Experience in mission-critical or safety-sensitive systems where reliability and error handling are non-negotiable

Startup or high-growth technology background, particularly in technical leadership or ownership roles

Our comprehensive compensation package is designed to reward your expertise and includes both a competitive base salary and valuable stock options. Individual offers are determined based on a variety of factors, including your professional experience, core competencies, and geographic location.

Reinvent healthcare with AI that puts safety first. We’re building the world’s first healthcare‐only, safety‐focused LLM — a breakthrough platform designed to transform patient outcomes at a global scale. This is category creation.

Work with the people shaping the future. Hippocratic AI was co‐founded by CEO Munjal Shah and a team of physicians, hospital leaders, AI pioneers, and researchers from institutions like El Camino Health, Johns Hopkins, Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and NVIDIA.

Backed by the world’s leading healthcare and AI investors. We recently raised a $126M Series C at a $3.5B valuation, led by Avenir Growth, bringing total funding to $404M with participation from CapitalG, General Catalyst, a16z, Kleiner Perkins, Premji Invest, UHS, Cincinnati Children’s, WellSpan Health, John Doerr, Rick Klausner, and others.

Build alongside the best in healthcare and AI. Join experts who’ve spent their careers improving care, advancing science, and building world‐changing technologies — ensuring our platform is powerful, trusted, and truly transformative.

Hippocratic AI is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to building a team that reflects the patients we serve. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. If you require accommodations during the hiring process, please contact people@hippocraticai.com.

Please be aware of recruitment scams impersonating Hippocratic AI. All recruiting communication will come from @ hippocraticai.com email addresses. We will never request payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.