Director of Engineering - Product Development at Hippocratic AI

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Healthcare, Artificial IntelligenceIndustries

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership (inferred from context as description cuts off)

Responsibilities

Recruit, grow, and inspire a world-class AI engineering team focused on agentic AI for healthcare
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and technical excellence
Mentor and coach engineers and managers to achieve high performance and career growth
Lead the design, implementation, and deployment of new agentic features that extend Hippocratic AI’s healthcare agents (e.g., reasoning loops, contextual memory, adaptive dialogue systems, safety enforcement)
Partner with Product, Clinical, and Research teams to translate conceptual designs into reliable, production-ready systems
Oversee integration of AI models, APIs, and healthcare systems (EHRs, clinical databases, etc.) in a compliant and secure manner
Define and communicate the technical roadmap for agentic AI systems in alignment with company goals
Establish scalable architectures, coding standards, and operational best practices
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure delivery of safe, performant, and testable systems
Drive sprint planning, technical reviews, and release processes
Ensure uptime, observability, and reliability of deployed systems
Manage budgets, staffing, and vendor relationships for engineering operations

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

AILarge Language ModelsLLMGenerative AIVoice AgentsEngineering LeadershipProduct DevelopmentAgentic AI

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this role remote or onsite?

This is an onsite role requiring the team to be in the office five days a week in Palo Alto, CA.

What is the salary or compensation for this position?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What skills and experience are required for the Director of Engineering role?

The role requires experience translating frontier AI research into production, thriving in ambiguity, architecting scalable systems, team leadership, and expertise at the intersection of AI research, engineering, and product for healthcare applications.

What is the company culture like at Hippocratic AI?

The company values in-person teamwork, believing the best ideas happen together, and fosters a culture of innovation, accountability, technical excellence, and career growth through mentoring.

What makes a strong candidate for this Director of Engineering position?

Strong candidates love translating frontier AI research into production, thrive in ambiguity, excel at building teams, and are energized by leading product delivery in healthcare AI.