AI Engineer

Job Title: AI Engineer

Location: New York City, NY. US

Exemption Status: Full-time, exempt

Who We Are

Impiricus is the first and only AI-powered HCP Engagement Engine. Founded by a practicing physician and a senior pharmaceutical executive, Impiricus was created to cut through the noise and put physician care delivery at the forefront. With our unique frontline access to HCPs, their insights, and clinical expertise, we are committed to providing life science companies with innovative channels and AI technology needed to deliver clear, reliable, and evidence-based resources into the hands of HCPs. Guided by a board of trusted physician advisors, we ensure every message leads to better patient care. Welcome to the future of ethical physician and pharma collaboration!

Job Summary:

We’re seeking a highly technical and hands-on AI Engineer to join our growing team. This mid-level role will focus on backend Python development, designing intelligent LLM interaction pipelines, and integrating generative AI solutions into our platform.

You’ll work closely with both our in-house engineering team and offshore developers, contributing directly to AI-driven features while helping manage project deliverables and team coordination. This role is ideal for a builder who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to make a tangible impact by bringing real-world AI applications to life.

We’re looking for someone who is deeply technical, passionate about AI development, and eager to grow into a leadership role as the AI team scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems in Python, integrating AI-driven functionalities and APIs
• Implement prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAGs), and basic generative AI solutions into platform workflows
• Collaborate on AI model deployment, fine-tuning, and production integration
• Apply ML algorithms such as linear regression, logistic regression, tree-based methods, and neural networks where applicable
• Manage and coordinate tasks with offshore development teams (1–2 direct reports to start)
• Ensure scalable, secure architecture leveraging AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.)
• Contribute to architectural decisions, backend infrastructure, and system optimization
  
  
• Work cross-functionally with product, data science, and engineering teams to align AI initiatives with business goals
• Mentor junior AI engineers as the team grows in early 2025
• Stay current with emerging AI technologies and assess their applicability to product needs

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related STEM field
• 3–5 years of backend software development experience, with strong Python proficiency
• Experience with generative AI technologies, including prompt engineering and API integrations
• Solid understanding of ML algorithms (regression models, tree-based algorithms, neural networks)
• Proficiency with AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, networking fundamentals)
• Previous experience managing offshore development teams or leading small technical teams
• Strong foundation in general computer engineering and networking principles

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with AI research projects (e.g., public health AI applications, LLM fine-tuning)
• Background in computer architecture (CUDA, GPU parallelization, compute optimization)
• Familiarity with healthcare data is a plus, but not required—domain knowledge can be learned on the job
• Experience working in high-growth tech companies or research labs (DeepMind, Scale AI, Nvidia, Meta, etc.)

Benefits

Impiricus focuses on taking care of our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

• Full support and career-development opportunities to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey;
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act;
• Generous Total Rewards Plan including comprehensive healthcare (health, dental, vision), life insurance, unlimited PTO, and 401K matching.

Impiricus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.