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)
Abstract preempted our Series B five months later (Jan 2026)
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.