Senior AI Full Stack Engineer – Backend Focus

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +8 more states.

📋 Description

• Design and spearhead the development of essential backend services, REST and GraphQL APIs, along with service-to-service integrations that connect CenterWell’s AI product suite.

• Establish frameworks for authentication, authorization, rate-limiting, PHI access control, and audit logging.

• Integrate HIPAA compliance into the design of the platform.

• Define and execute reusable AI integration patterns, encompassing LLM routing, streaming responses, tool orchestration, and model output management.

• Develop logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to ensure scalable and debuggable operations.

• Participate in comprehensive product feature development using TypeScript and Next.js, covering everything from server-side APIs to rendered user interfaces.

• Lead architecture reviews and establish backend engineering standards.

• Engage in software engineering tasks across database, backend, and frontend layers.

• Provide support for platforms that serve care teams and patients within CenterWell clinics.

⛳️ Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).

• Over 5 years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend and platform engineering.

• High level of proficiency in TypeScript and/or Python for API and service development.

• Proven experience in constructing scalable, production-quality REST or GraphQL APIs.

• Comprehensive understanding of authentication (OAuth2, OIDC), API security patterns, and authorization model design.

• Familiarity with HIPAA requirements, especially concerning secure transmission, storage, and access control for PHI.

• Proficient in Next.js and React, adequate for full-stack feature contributions.

• Demonstrated ownership of complex backend systems from architecture to production operations.

• Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools and LLM coding harnesses such as Claude Code, Pi Agent, Cursor, or Codex.

• Experience in healthcare, financial services, or other highly regulated sectors.

• Exposure to event-driven architecture, microservices, or API gateway patterns at scale.

• Knowledge of AI/LLM integration patterns, including streaming APIs and tool orchestration.

• Experience in a greenfield environment or a team-building engineering setting.

• Must reside near one of the specified IT locations: NYC, NY; Louisville, KY; Tampa, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Dallas/Frisco, TX; Boston, MA; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; Chicago, IL; or Charlotte, NC.

• Home internet must offer a minimum of 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speeds.

• Must work from a dedicated space free from ongoing interruptions to safeguard member PHI/HIPAA information.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus incentive plan based on both company and individual performance.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401(k) retirement savings plan.

• Paid time off.

• Company and personal holidays.

• Paid parental and caregiver leave.

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Life insurance.

• Option for home or hybrid home/office work arrangements.

• Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings.