About the RoleWe are seeking an Forward Deployment Engineer to operate at the intersection of AI systems, healthcare data, and real-world deployment. In this role, you will be deployed onsite at a customer location, serving as Hippocratic AI's embedded technical presence.
This is not a traditional engineering role. You will act as a builder, operator, and technical
consultant, working directly with customers on-site to design and deploy AI systems into live
clinical workflows.
You will take ambiguous, high-impact problems and turn them into production-grade AI
solutions powered by LLMs, voice systems, and interoperable data platforms.
What You'll Do:Customer-Facing Problem Solving:- Serve as the technical point of contact for healthcare customers
- Translate ambiguous problems into scalable solutions
AI System Design & Deployment:- Build and deploy AI systems, including RAG pipelines and multi-agent workflows
- Develop real-time conversational AI systems
Healthcare Data Integration:- Work with HL7 v2, FHIR, REST APIs, and X12
- Build pipelines using Python and SQL
End-to-End Ownership:- Own full lifecycle from design to monitoring
- Troubleshoot production issues
Cross-Functional Collaboration:- Work with product, AI research, and clinical teams
Location:- This is an onsite role based in Akron, OH, with five days per week at the client site and occasional travel to Hippocratic AI headquarters (Palo Alto, CA) for strategic planning and team sessions.
What You BringMust Have:- 3+ years in software engineering, AI/ML, or data integration
- Strong Python skills
- Experience with AI/ML systems in production
- Willingness to be deployed onsite at customer locations for extended periods
Nice-to-Have:- HL7, FHIR, REST APIs experience
- Epic/Cerner experience
- LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering
- Voice AI exposure
- Cloud + DevOps knowledge
What Makes This Role Unique:- Deploy AI into real healthcare environments
- Own problems end-to-end
- Work directly with customers onsite as an embedded engineer
- Impact real patient outcomes
Please be aware of recruitment scams impersonating Hippocratic AI. All recruiting communication will come from [redacted].com email addresses. We will never request payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.
