Applied AI Engineer

Hi were Oscar. Were hiring an Applied AI Engineer to join our AI team.

Oscar is the first health insurance company built around a full stack technology platform and a focus on serving our members. We started Oscar in 2012 to create the kind of health insurance company we would want for ourselvesone that behaves like a doctor in the family.

About the role

Join Oscars AI team to build and launch transformative AI-powered products that redefine the healthcare experience for millions. As an Applied AI Engineer youll take end-to-end ownership of high-impact projectsconceiving prototyping and deploying generative AI solutions that solve real-world problems across the healthcare work alongside a world-class team of engineers and data scientists rapidly iterating on ideas and shipping production-ready applications that drive measurable business and user outcomes. Youll have the autonomy to identify opportunities experiment with the latest AI models and techniques and deliver solutions that streamline operations improve patient experiences and move the needle for Oscar and our members.

You will report to the Sr. Director AI.

Work Location: This position is based in our New York City office requiring a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of in-office work per week. Thursdays are a required in-office day for team meetings and events while your other two office days are flexible to suit your schedule. #LI-Hybrid

Pay Transparency: The base pay for this role is: $180504 - $236911 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits participation in Oscars unlimited vacation program company equity grants and annual performance bonuses.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design development and deployment of AI-driven products and features from zero-to-one prototypes to robust production systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product design and business teams to deeply understand user needs and deliver solutions that move key metrics.
• Rapidly experiment with new models techniques and tools (including LLMs RAG and agentic workflows) iterating based on data and user feedback.
• Build and scale full-stack applications and intelligent agents that automate complex healthcare workflows and deliver seamless user experiences.
• Stay on the cutting edge of the AI ecosystem evaluating and integrating emerging technologies to keep Oscar at the forefront of healthcare innovation.
• Contribute to Oscars AI strategy and technical vision helping shape the future of healthcare through technology.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 7 years of professional experience in software engineering data science or a related field with a track record of impactful accomplishments
• Strong Python programming skills
• Experience solving complex ambiguous problems
• Experience designing and analyzing experiments or evaluations
• Experience or an interest in prototyping full-stack applications

Bonus Points

• Experience with the healthcare industry. Familiarity with claims or clinical data.
• Degree in math statistics data science or engineering.
• Our ideal candidate is a data scientist with an engineering background an engineer with a data science background or a founder-type who combines product thinking rapid prototyping and hands-on coding to deliver real-world impact.
• Experience with NLP neural networks transformers and modern AI frameworks.
• Knowledge of containerization and deployment tools (e.g. Docker Kubernetes) or full-stack development (e.g. React Golang).
• Experimental mindset: comfort with testing hypotheses and iterating on failures.