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Distinguished Engineer
CHICAGO · US
$255K–$382K
Full-time
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About the Role
Elevance Health seeks a Distinguished Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale, production-grade AI systems and platforms. This role defines enterprise-wide technical direction, modernizes legacy systems with AI, and establishes AI engineering standards and governance. The position is hybrid, requiring in-office presence three days per week in Chicago.
Responsibilities
- Architect and deliver scalable, resilient AI solutions using agentic systems, LLMs, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
- Define enterprise-wide technical direction, including architecture patterns, integration standards, and reusable platform capabilities.
- Lead AI-driven modernization of legacy systems through automated code transformation, service decomposition, and continuous optimization.
- Design and implement AI-enabled software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices to improve engineering velocity and quality.
- Establish technical standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for AI systems, including monitoring, evaluation, and responsible AI.
- Partner with engineering teams and stakeholders to enable adoption of AI-assisted development and drive continuous improvement.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing enterprise technology decisions through deep expertise and hands-on engineering.
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Elevance Health
Indianapolis · US · 96975+ employees
Elevance Health is a prominent healthcare and wellness company that provides medical benefits, health plans, and complex-care solutions. It is one of the largest health insurers in the United States, operating Blue Cross Blue Shield branded plans in 14 states and offering a broad spectrum of integrated whole-health services.
