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) 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.

Compensation Range: $200K - $350K