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Job Profile
Principal Data Engineer
Job Level
Principal
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The Principal AI Engineer acts as Humana’s senior technical authority for agentic AI platforms, overseeing strategy, architecture, and engineering execution. This role ensures the development and operation of secure, scalable, and innovative AI infrastructure, tools, and services that empower teams to build and deploy autonomous agent-driven applications. By collaborating across engineering, data science, and operations, the Principal AI Engineer advances enterprise AI capabilities, sets technical standards, and delivers production-ready solutions aligned with Humana’s long-term technology vision.
Lead enterprise architecture, design, and engineering for agentic AI platforms, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure.
Architect and manage cloud-based AI services (GCP preferred), including Kubernetes, security controls, and observability systems.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, set engineering standards, mentor peers, and drive innovation aligned with Humana’s AI technology roadmap.
Use your skills to make an impact
Hands-on experience with modern AI systems, including LLM integration, RAG, embeddings, and applied generative AI patterns.
Strong background in machine learning engineering, including model deployment, monitoring, evaluation, and lifecycle management.
Experience with generative AI tooling (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, PydanticAI, or similar).
Additional Information
This position follows a hybrid work style and must be performed at one of our designated IT hub locations: Louisville, KY; Dallas, TX; Boston, MA; New York City; or Washington, D.C.
To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:
At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$172,200 - $236,900 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Referral Bonus Information
This requisition is not eligible for a referral bonus.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
