ML/Backend Research Engineer at Hippocratic AI

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Healthcare, Artificial IntelligenceIndustries

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. (Master's is preferred)
2-5+ years of experience in backend development using programming languages like Python, Golang, or similar
Experience building and maintaining multi-modal data pipelines (speech, vision, and text) using Ray or Apache Airflow for distributed processing and model experimentation
Distributed computing with Spark, Hadoop, or similar
Familiarity with relational database systems and RESTful APIs
Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS, GCP)
Preferred
Exposure to AI/ML concepts or experience working with LLMs
Experience working in teams that handle sensitive or regulated data
Familiarity with gRPC, graphQL or similar
Experience with real-time audio
Exposure to DevOps concepts - CI/CD, deployment, terraform, build systems
Experience with data science

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain scalable backend systems to support high-performance AI applications in healthcare
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists and ML engineers, to design and build efficient data pipelines for large-scale healthcare datasets
Build and manage APIs and microservices that enable smooth data retrieval, processing, and interaction with AI models
Monitor and improve backend systems to optimize performance, reliability, and uptime
Work closely with product managers to understand healthcare requirements and help transform them into technical solutions
Develop and optimize backend infrastructure supporting data ingestion, feature extraction, and tagging workflows
Implement tag management and metadata systems to streamline dataset organization and retrieval
Contribute to end-to-end ML workflows, integrating data preparation, training, evaluation, and deployment into reproducible pipelines

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

PythonBackend DevelopmentScalable SystemsAPIsMicroservicesData PipelinesLLMAI InfrastructureHealthcare DataVoice Agents

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this role remote or onsite?

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

What are the must-have qualifications for this role?

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred), 2-5+ years of backend development experience with Python, Golang or similar, and experience building multi-modal data pipelines using Ray or Apache Airflow.

What is the salary or compensation for this position?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What is the company culture like at Hippocratic AI?

The company values in-person teamwork, believing the best ideas happen together, and emphasizes collaboration with top experts in healthcare and AI on an innovative mission to improve global health outcomes.

What makes a strong candidate for this ML/Backend Research Engineer role?

A strong candidate will have a Master's degree, 2-5+ years in backend development with Python or Golang, hands-on experience with multi-modal data pipelines using Ray or Airflow, and distributed computing skills with Spark or Hadoop.