Virta Health

Senior Generative AI Engineer

Remote

$220,400 – $276,100Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Healthcare, Artificial IntelligenceIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: FullTime
  • Salary: $220.4K - $276.1K

Virta Health is pioneering a new standard of care for people to reclaim their lives. We are in the midst of a public health crisis: obesity rates are at an all-time high and over half of US adults have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and despite billions spent on new treatments, outcomes are largely worse. Virta reverses these diseases and delivers life-changing results by pairing individualized nutrition with ongoing care from a clinical support team. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives.

This role is a chance to help shape the future of Virta’s AI-powered coaching experience and contribute to reversing chronic conditions like diabetes and obesity at scale. As a key member of the technical leadership team, you’ll play a central role in evolving our GPT-based chatbot into a powerful platform that supports coaches, engages members, and drives real health outcomes. It’s a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of GenAI, behavioral health, and mission-driven impact. You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering partners to solve complex problems at the intersection of GenAI and behavior change. If you're passionate about solving hard problems that actually help people, this is the role for you.

Requirements

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Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, engineering, and clinical experts) to evolve Viv, Virta’s GPT-powered chatbot, into a scalable platform.
  • Design and implement core infrastructure to support prompt orchestration, context management, experimentation, and evaluation at scale.
  • Contribute to the technical strategy for conversational AI—bringing a GenAI perspective to platform decisions, roadmap planning, and system architecture.
  • Write production-grade code and build robust ML systems that support continuous learning, monitoring, and iteration.
  • Mentor and guide teammates across disciplines, elevating engineering practices and GenAI fluency across the organization.
  • Measure and improve chatbot performance through data-driven iteration, focusing on member engagement, response quality, and outcome achievement.

90 Day Plan

  • Month 1: Immerse & Align:
    • Dive into Viv’s existing architecture, prompt frameworks, and conversational data.
    • Get familiar with Virta’s health coaching product and how Viv fits into the member journey.
    • Understand the cross-functional team (product managers, engineers, designers, and coaching leads).
    • Help shape where Viv goes next and how your expertise can accelerate that vision.
  • By the end of Month 1: Understand the key systems in place.

Application Instructions

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Skills

Generative AI
GPT-based chatbot
prompt orchestration
context management
experimentation
evaluation at scale
conversational AI
AI infrastructure
behavior change

Virta Health

Reverses type 2 diabetes through personalized care

About Virta Health

Virta Health focuses on reversing type 2 diabetes through a combination of personalized nutrition, continuous remote care, and behavioral science. Their treatment is designed for individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, healthcare providers, and enterprise partners like employers and health plans. Unlike many competitors, Virta Health operates on a performance-based model, meaning they only receive payment if they achieve successful outcomes for their patients. This aligns their financial incentives with patient health improvements. The company's goal is to reverse type 2 diabetes in 100 million people, making their approach not just about managing diabetes but actively working towards its reversal.

Denver, ColoradoHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$362.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Remote-first work environment
Flexible work hours & time off policy
Health insurance
Paid parental leave
Free Virta treatment & family discount
Internet, home office, learning & development stipends
Employee resource groups
401K & ROTH contribution

Risks

Increased competition in diabetes reversal could threaten Virta's market share.
Rising popularity of GLP-1 medications may divert clients from Virta's approach.
Regulatory changes in GLP-1 prescriptions could impact Virta's business model.

Differentiation

Virta Health offers a medication-free approach to reversing type 2 diabetes.
Their performance-based model aligns financial incentives with patient outcomes.
Virta's continuous remote care platform provides personalized nutrition and behavioral support.

Upsides

Virta Health has achieved over $100M in annualized revenue with sustainable weight loss solutions.
Partnerships with major payers like U-Haul enhance Virta's market reach and credibility.
Growing skepticism about GLP-1 medications boosts demand for Virta's alternative treatments.

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