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Senior Staff AI Engineer at Hippocratic AI | Palo Alto

Hippocratic AIPalo AltoNew
On-site Full-time

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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

About the RoleIn your capacity as a Senior Staff AI Engineer at Hippocratic AI, you will spearhead the multi-year technical vision for voice-driven generative AI applications in healthcare. You will design and implement the foundational systems that drive our clinically safe healthcare agents across all partnerships and product lines, merging large language models, real-time voice processing, and user-centered product design. This role represents one of the highest levels of individual contribution within our organization. You will set strategic direction across multiple AI domains including RAG, agent orchestration, evaluation, real-time voice, and safety, while collaborating directly with the executive team, AI researchers, product leaders, and clinical specialists. You will also mentor Staff and Senior engineers throughout the organization. Your responsibilities will encompass defining the architectural innovations that will shape the next generation of our platform and representing Hippocratic AI within research and healthcare communities.

About the job

Hippocratic AI builds generative AI technology for healthcare, focusing on safe, autonomous clinical conversations with patients. The company’s proprietary large language models, known as the Polaris constellation, drive this platform and have achieved an accuracy rate above 99.9%.

As a Senior Staff AI Engineer based in Palo Alto, this role centers on advancing healthcare through a safety-first approach. The team is working to launch the first healthcare-specific, safety-centric large language model, with the goal of improving patient outcomes worldwide.

Collaboration and Team

The team includes experienced physicians, hospital executives, AI researchers, and innovators from leading institutions such as El Camino Health, Johns Hopkins, Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. Co-founder and CEO Munjal Shah leads a group committed to scientific progress and reliable technology in healthcare AI.

Funding and Support

Hippocratic AI is backed by a strong group of healthcare and AI investors. The company recently closed a $126M Series C funding round at a $3.5B valuation, bringing total funding to $404M. Investors include Avenir Growth, CapitalG, General Catalyst, a16z, Kleiner Perkins, Premji Invest, UHS, Cincinnati Children’s, WellSpan Health, John Doerr, Rick Klausner, and others.

Location Requirement

This position requires working onsite at the Palo Alto office five days a week. The company values in-person collaboration to strengthen team culture and accelerate innovation.

About Hippocratic AI

Hippocratic AI stands as a trailblazer in the application of generative AI within healthcare, utilizing cutting-edge technology to facilitate secure and effective patient interactions. Our commitment to safety and accuracy drives our innovation, making us a leader in transforming healthcare delivery through advanced AI solutions.

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