Expert Software Engineer - AI Development
- Location
- 1100 Virginia Drive
- Listed
- 3 days ago
About the role
Number of Positions In Requisition
0
Job Details
The Expert Software Engineer is responsible for design, development, enhance, and support AI-enabled applications and services as part of Jefferson's AI Factory strategy. This role owns the full lifecycle of AI-generated applications - from engineering standards and AI-assisted development practices through testing, deployment, modernization, and long-term support - while ensuring solutions meet enterprise security, privacy, compliance, and Responsible AI requirements.
Job Duties
- Design, develop, enhance, and support AI-enabled applications and services
- Utilize enterprise-approved AI-assisted development tools and platforms
- Maintain, optimize, and modernize AI-generated applications throughout their lifecycle
- Establish engineering standards, patterns, and best practices for AI-assisted software development
- Implement automated testing, CI/CD, and deployment practices supporting AI-generated solutions
- Ensure AI-enabled applications meet security, privacy, compliance, and Responsible AI requirements
- Refactor and modernize legacy applications to support Jefferson's modernization roadmap
- Monitor application performance, reliability, and operational health using observability and telemetry platforms
- Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Product, and Operations teams to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions
- Mentor engineers and promote adoption of AI-assisted development practices
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend innovations that advance Jefferson's AI Factory strategy
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or
- High School Diploma/GED and 10 years preferred work experience.
- 7 years in software development, including experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms.
- Strong hands-on software engineering experience, with demonstrated use of AI-assisted development tools/platforms in a production setting
- Experience establishing engineering standards, patterns, and best practices for a development team
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, and deployment practices
- Working knowledge of application security, privacy, and compliance requirements, including Responsible AI considerations
- Experience refactoring and modernizing legacy applications
- Experience with observability/telemetry platforms for monitoring application performance and reliability
- Track record of owning complex application development and lifecycle management in a senior/expert capacity
- Roughly 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience, or equivalent depth - exact tenure matters less than demonstrated ownership of complex, AI-enabled application delivery
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 10 years with a track record of solving complex technical challenges and mentoring engineers.
- Experience mentoring engineers on AI-assisted development adoption
- Experience with SaaS-replacement or application modernization initiatives
- Healthcare or other regulated-industry background
- Familiarity with enterprise AI platforms and Responsible AI governance frameworks
- Experience evaluating and piloting emerging AI development technologies
- Experience in designing or supporting agentic AI systems (multi-step, tool-using AI workflows) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures for grounding AI outputs in enterprise data
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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Equal opportunity and legal notices
This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
- Work Shift
- Workday Day (United States of America)
- Worker Sub Type
- Regular
- Employee Entity
- Primary Location Address
1100 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value.
Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.
Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.
Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.
Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
From Jefferson Health's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 7, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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