Company :Highmark HealthJob Description :
JOB SUMMARY
***Entirely Remote Work From Anywhere Role!***
Are you passionate about building intelligent systems that solve real-world problems? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment, pushing the boundaries of innovation with cutting-edge technology? If so, we invite you to join our AI Platforms and Services team as a Machine Learning Engineer! Join our team and drive the integration of AI/ML solutions within software applications for our enterprise stakeholders!
We are seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join our AI Platforms and Services team. In this role, you'll combine your expertise in machine learning algorithms, software engineering, and data infrastructure to build intelligent systems that can learn and make predictions or decisions based on data. You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying machine learning models as services in software systems to meet business goals and support experimentation and innovation.
As an integral member of an agile software engineering team, you'll build scalable AI/ML-based products and reusable back-end APIs to serve our customers. You'll take an enterprise-wide, architectural view of the solutions, executing product development using the technical stack that best meets the platform's needs. You'll be involved in every aspect of the ML application build process from idea generation and business analysis to technical design, software development, and deployment using the latest technologies and design patterns.
Your work will involve:
- Understanding and translating business and functional needs into machine learning problem statements.
- Translating complex machine learning problem statements into specific deliverables and requirements.
- Designing and developing scalable solutions that leverage machine learning and deep learning models to meet enterprise requirements.
- Translating machine learning algorithms into production-level code.
- Collaborating with development teams to test and deploy machine learning models.
- Monitoring the performance of deployed models, tracking data or concept drift, and updating or retraining models as needed.
- Ensuring adherence to performance standards and compliance with data security requirements.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for designing and creating engineering specifications for software applications and programs. Responsible for designing & writing code that adheres to coding standards. Performs code reviews.
- Responsible for idea generation, exploring and implementing appropriate technical solutions to achieve the required product features, as well as monitoring technical process against project plan while safeguarding functionality, scalability and performance.
- A part of an agile work team and responsible for participating in all scrum ceremonies, assisting in sprint planning and completing required sprints in the development through final execution of software applications/programs. Communicate any issues/blockers to the Scrum Master in a timely manner.
- Drive story creation (i.e. DoD, Acceptance Criteria, estimation). Create Tasks for their stories in applicable software (ex: RTC or Jira), and updates status and assignment accordingly.
- Monitor work against production schedule and provide progress updates and report any issues or technical difficulties to lead developers on a regular basis.
- Mentor other associate and intermediate software engineers as needed.
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related field
Preferred
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field
EXPERIENCE
Required
- 5 years proficiency in design and analysis of algorithms, data structures, and design patterns in the building and deploying of scalable; highly available systems
To include:
- 5 years in at least one modern programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, ACE, IIB/ITX, Informatica preferred), and experience with at least two of the following: React, Angular v4+, NodeJS, NoSQL databases, HTML5, CSS, Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services.
- 5 years of understanding of web services technologies such as REST, HTTPS, JSON
- 5 years with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Java, Python (Django/Flask), C/C++, C#, Objective C, JavaScript, or Go
- 5 years in defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility trade-offs for optimizing short term execution while planning for long term technical capabilities
Preferred
-
At least 3 years of experience in developing and deploying enterprise-scale machine learning solutions in a software engineering-adjacent field
- Proficiency in deploying machine learning algorithms as production ready API services
- Experience developing and debugging in Python for AI/ML services using frameworks like Flask, FastAPI, Kserve, BentoML, etc
- Exposure to architectural patterns of large-scale software applications
- Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts and results to technical and business audiences in a comprehensive manner
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders, including analytics teams, development teams, product management, and operations
- Ability to work independently and in a fully remote environment
- Willingness and ability to stay up to date on new ML/AI technologies and their potential impact on the company
To Include:
- 5 years of translating design mockups, prototypes and user stories into working applications
- 5 years of ability to produce code that is fault-tolerant, efficient, and maintainable
- 1 year of working with Machine Learning esp. in Natural Language Understanding, Machine Translation, Deep Neural Networks and related fields
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
- None
Preferred
- None
SKILLS
- Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
- Have experience working with agile methodology of scrum
- Interest and ability to learn other programming languages as needed
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, unit testing, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Strong track record in designing and implementing large scale consumer facing applications
- Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
- Demonstrated passion for user experience and improving usability
- Experience and willingness to mentor junior engineers and help develop their skills and leadership
Language (Other than English):
None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Rarely
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Occasionally
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Rarely
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Never
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Pay Range Minimum:
$78,900.00
Pay Range Maximum:
$147,500.00
Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.
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What We Do
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms.
A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions.
We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.
