Senior Applied AI Engineer

Amigo is expanding its applied AI capabilities to transform healthcare delivery. The Senior Applied AI Engineer role is onsite in New York City, requiring hands-on leadership of customer AI deployments from discovery to production, while aligning architecture with product and client needs. You will bridge engineering, product, and healthcare customers to deliver practical AI solutions that improve patient care and operational outcomes.

Location

New York, NY (onsite)

Compensation

USD 200,000 - 260,000 per year

Responsibilities

• Lead the AI deployment for a major healthcare client from initial discussions through production rollout
• Convert vague customer needs into a concrete technical plan with clear owners and timelines
• Make strategic tradeoff calls on what to build now, what to reuse, and what to push back on
• Collaborate directly with customers to maintain honest scope, timelines, and quality throughout the engagement

Requirements

• Experience decomposing hard, ambiguous problems into work that others can own and deliver
• Real hands-on experience with LLMs and agent systems, or the ability to acquire it quickly
• Strong judgment to navigate tradeoffs and the confidence to say no when a proposal falls short
• Proven leadership in architecture, people management, or both
• Low ego, direct communication, and a commitment to high personal and team standards
• On-site work eligibility in New York City or San Francisco

Technologies

LLMs, agent systems

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Daily catered lunch and dinner
• Mental health support and wellness coaching
• Flexible wellness stipend for fitness, therapy, or personal growth
• Annual learning budget for courses, books, or conferences
• Conference attendance budget for professional development
• Annual team offsite
• Academic collaboration opportunities
• Unlimited PTO

Our Core Values

• Patients win, we win: every decision is weighed by its potential to improve patient care, with a clear line to impact
• High standards, high care: rigorous expectations are paired with genuine investment in the team, encouraging risk-taking and accountability
• Thoughtful urgency: speed is balanced with careful judgment to distinguish reversible from irreversible decisions
• Intensely measured: metrics have owners, thresholds, and action plans, ensuring data drives meaningful outcomes

Who Builds With Us

• Low ego: ideas win on merit, not politics
• Direct: you discuss tough topics openly and commit when decisions are made
• High agency: you act to fix issues without waiting for instructions
• Bar of excellence: you hold yourself and teammates to exceptional standards
• Skeptical: you push back on unnecessary rules and question assumptions that lack evidence