Staff Software Engineer, AI Transformation

Spring Health

. Lead architecture and technical strategy for AI transformation .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesLead💰 $208,000 - $258,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in AI transformation, scalable architecture design, and technical leadership, with a strong focus on Python, AWS, and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive organizational best practices in software development.

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AI Transformation LeadershipPython ExpertiseFullstack Platform ArchitectureCross-Functional Team InfluenceArchitectural Design and Strategy

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Hard Skills

PythonPrompt EngineeringAI Agents DevelopmentAWS Cloud InfrastructureTypeScriptReactRuby on RailsArchitectural DesignSoftware Development LifecycleAI-Augmented Workflows

Soft Skills

MentoringCross-Functional CollaborationTechnical LeadershipStakeholder Relationship ManagementProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsLLMsModel GatewaysRetrieval Systems

Industry Keywords

HealthcareRegulated DomainsTechnical DebtQuality and Safety Guardrails

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudPythonReactRubyRuby on RailsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead architecture and technical strategy for AI transformation
Translate product and organizational visions into scalable, modular system architectures
Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional leaders to build scalable platform capabilities
Lead experimentation, evaluation, and production rollout of AI capabilities, frameworks, and workflows
Identify systemic software development lifecycle breakdowns and design faster, higher-quality approaches
Own team architecture, provide system-wide design guidance, decompose architectures, and make tradeoffs
Design efficient, stable, extensible, and evolvable architectures
Use AI to validate architectural patterns and implement AI-augmented workflows such as code generation and incident analysis
Establish guardrails for secure, compliant, correct, and responsible AI usage
Drive organizational best practices, eliminate technical debt, and prepare the codebase for future requirements
Influence large cross-team projects and remove execution barriers
Create strategies from visions and sequences of objectives from strategies
Share architectural improvements across the technology organization and drive implementation
Develop cross-functional and business stakeholder relationships
Mentor and develop engineers across the organization
Handle operational escalations and lead high-stakes investigations
Participate in an on-call rotation and improve production incident preparedness
Serve as a technical thought leader across Engineering, Product, Security, IT, and other functions
Maintain AI best-practice context and direct AI strategy and resources for enterprise initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of professional software engineering experience
Deep expertise in Python, prompt engineering, developing AI agents, and AWS cloud infrastructure
Experience with TypeScript, React, and Ruby on Rails preferred
Proven experience designing and owning fullstack platform architecture at scale
Experience using AI to validate architectural decisions, design AI-augmented engineering workflows, and establish quality and safety guardrails
Track record of technical leadership and organization-wide architectural improvements
Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders at multiple levels
Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineers across the organization
Ability to cover broad technology areas while diving deeply into architectural complexity and scalability
At least 2+ years of hands-on experience with modern AI tools, LLMs, model gateways, or retrieval systems in software applications
At least 2+ years leading architectural direction and project teams spanning multiple domains and functions
Prior experience in regulated or complex domains, preferably healthcare or adjacent industries, is a bonus
Must be based in the NYC metro area or able to relocate independently within 90 days of the start date
Able to work in the New York City office 2–3 days per week

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Dental, and Vision benefits starting on the first day
One Medical accounts
HSA and FSA plans; Spring contributes up to $1,000 to HSAs depending on plan type
Employer-sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2%
Yearly allotment of no-cost visits to Spring Health therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for employees and dependents
Competitive paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
Parental leave after 6 months: 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents
Noom weight management program
Carrot fertility care support and up to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses
Wellhub fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep subscription
BrightHorizons sponsored child care, back-up care, and elder care
Up to $1,000 annual professional development reimbursement
$200 annual donation matching
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Bonus