About the job
Hippocratic AI develops generative AI technology designed for healthcare, focusing on safe and autonomous clinical conversations between patients and providers. Their proprietary large language models, built within the Polaris constellation, have reached an accuracy rate above 99.9%.
The company is mission-driven, working to create the first healthcare-specific, safety-focused LLM with the goal of improving patient outcomes around the world. Leadership includes physicians, hospital executives, AI researchers, and technologists from organizations such as El Camino Health, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. Hippocratic AI is well-funded, having recently completed a $126M Series C round at a $3.5B valuation, with total funding now at $404M from investors including Avenir Growth, CapitalG, General Catalyst, a16z, and others.
Collaboration is central to the company’s culture. Team members work closely with leaders in healthcare and AI, advancing both clinical care and technology.
Location and On-site Requirement
This Senior Staff AI Engineer position is based in Palo Alto. The role requires on-site presence five days a week to support close collaboration and maintain a strong team culture, unless otherwise specified.
Role Overview
The Senior Staff AI Engineer leads technical strategy for voice-driven generative AI in healthcare. This role designs and builds core platforms that enable clinically safe healthcare agents, integrating large language models, real-time voice systems, and human-centered product design. As one of the most senior individual contributors, this engineer drives initiatives in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agent orchestration, evaluation, real-time voice technology, and safety.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with the executive team, AI researchers, product managers, and clinical experts to define and execute technical vision
- Design and build core platforms for healthcare AI agents, focusing on safety and clinical accuracy
- Mentor Staff and Senior engineers, guiding architectural decisions for future platform generations
- Represent Hippocratic AI in research and healthcare forums, contributing to the evolution of healthcare AI
The work in this role directly influences patient care and the development of safe, effective AI solutions in healthcare.
