Applied AI Developer
Core
Design and ship production systems powered by Large Language Models to automate internal workflows and support client-facing work.
Role type
Applied AI Developer (Backend-heavy IC)
Builds
AI-backed tools, agentic workflows, and deployment pipelines for internal teams and clients.
Domain
Life sciences / Healthcare / Pharma / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python backend development, API integrations, state handling, LLM API integration, multi-step AI workflow orchestration, AI output quality evaluation, modular system design, technical communication
Preferred skills
Experience with Anthropic/OpenAI/Google Vertex AI, cloud deployment (GCP/AWS), portfolio of agentic workflows, healthcare/pharma domain knowledge
Technologies
Python, LLM APIs (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Vertex AI), Google Cloud, AWS
Responsibilities
Build and maintain AI-backed tools from scoping to deployment; Design agentic workflows chaining LLM calls; Plan for failure modes with guardrails and human review gates; Match approaches to problems by selecting models and orchestration patterns; Ship quickly by turning ideas into deployed systems; Communicate technical decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC