Senior AI Engineer at Doctronic

SENIOR AI ENGINEER Doctronic | New York City ONSITE (Hybrid) | Reports to CEO THE MISSION Let's make healthcare free and accessible to everyone through AI. We're building an AI doctor that already handles millions of consultations - our goal is to scale this to billions while maintaining medical safety and accuracy. WHAT YOU'LL BUILD Core AI Systems - Multi-agent consensus architectures where specialized models debate cases before conclusions - RAG pipelines processing thousands of clinical guidelines built for LLM consumption - Fine tuning and model distillation to support efficient performance - Real-time inference systems handling millions of medical consultations each month - Custom workflows for domain-specific medical reasoning Clinical Data Infrastructure - NLP pipelines extracting structured data from patient conversations (HIPAA-compliant) - QHIN integrations for automated EHR data retrieval and reconciliation - Intelligent triage systems routing between AI and human providers - Documentation generation matching provider-specific protocols Safety & Scale - Emergency detection with sub-second escalation to human oversight - Validation layers ensuring 99%+ treatment plan accuracy - Distributed systems handling rapid growth and peak loads - Fail-safe mechanisms for critical path decisions in regulated environments You'll also work on voice/video AI interfaces, multilingual medical NLP, predictive health modeling, and infrastructure for the next billion patient interactions. HOW WE WORK - Engineering-first org: no project managers, just senior engineers - Flat structure with direct CEO reporting and high autonomy - Own features end-to-end from minimal specs to production - AI coding tools encouraged - Ship fast with good judgment; daily standups for alignment, not micromanagement REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Education & Background - CS degree OR equivalent demonstrated expertise - Hard science degrees (Physics, Math, Engineering) welcomed with strong technical foundation - Preference for graduates from top programs at top universities - Preference for founders, founding engineers, or extensive startup experience - Independent problem solver who collaborates well cross-functionally Technical Expertise - 7+ years engineering with LLM and generative AI expertise - Deep knowledge of OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Meta LLaMA, and foundation models - Production AI systems with real-time inference requirements - Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, modern AI frameworks - Prompt engineering, fine-tuning, model optimization for specialized domains PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - AI systems for healthcare, medical, or life sciences applications - Medical terminology, clinical workflows, healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR) - Medical AI safety, bias detection, fairness in healthcare - NLP for domain-specific applications - Work with medical professionals or regulated healthcare environments - Published research in AI/ML, especially healthcare or safety-critical applications - Seed/Series A experience in AI or healthcare - Advanced degree in CS, AI/ML, or related field WHAT WE OFFER - Competitive salary plus significant equity - Build AI systems transforming healthcare for millions - Direct CEO reporting with significant autonomy - Access to leading AI technologies and medical experts - Benefits reimbursement Funding & Momentum - Union Square Ventures led our seed (Feb 2025) - Lightspeed Venture Partners preempted our Series A six months later (Aug 2025) - Significant equity stake in fast-moving, well-backed company ABOUT DOCTRONIC Doctronic is the #1 AI Doctor, revolutionizing direct-to-patient healthcare through our proprietary AI system. Doctronic is the first AI legally authorized to practice medicine. We're processing millions of consultations monthly with 99%+ treatment plan accuracy validated by board-certified clinicians. Our platform (doctronic.ai [Upgrade to PRO to see link] provides free, anonymous, HIPAA-compliant AI consultations alongside affordable human physician visits ($40) available 24/7 across all 50 states via instant video, scheduled video, or async text.