Humana is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer, AI Solutions to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable digital platforms and AI-enabled solutions across enterprise environments. This role combines hands-on full stack engineering leadership with forward-deployed problem solving, partnering closely with business leaders, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate complex, evolving requirements into secure, production-grade systems.
The ideal candidate brings deep experience across front-end and back-end development, cloud-native architecture, platform engineering, and modern AI/ML operations. This person will lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and work directly with stakeholders to build high-quality solutions that improve business outcomes and align with enterprise standards, governance, and modernization initiatives.
This position requires a physical presence in one of the following market locations:Louisville, KY, Dallas, TX, Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead technical architecture, solution design, and engineering vision for business-critical platforms and AI-enabled applications
Serve as a senior technical leader across all stages of software development, including front-end development, back-end development, database integrations, APIs, user experience, hosting, and server management
Translate ambiguous business problems into scalable, production-ready solutions by partnering with business leaders, solution owners, and enterprise technology teams
Drive discovery and workflow mapping to identify automation opportunities, evaluate technical feasibility, and define success metrics
Design and prototype cloud-native and AI-enabled solutions, including application architecture, system integrations, deployment patterns, and operational models
Build and deploy production-grade applications, RESTful APIs, AI/ML pipelines, and distributed services using approved enterprise technology patterns
Lead by example through hands-on engineering across platform, backend, frontend, and mobile technologies
Mentor and coach a small team of high-performing engineers, fostering technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
Review code, pull requests, and architecture decisions, providing constructive and actionable feedback
Evaluate problems strategically and tactically, using strong problem-solving skills, data structures, and algorithms to determine the best course of action
Partner with senior business and functional leaders to define technical direction and support enterprise decision-making
Collaborate with architecture, review, and governance teams, including ARB/TRB and EA/EAI stakeholders, to align solutions with enterprise standards
Support implementation of Cloud 3.0 and modernization design patterns, including onboarding, development readiness, deployment, troubleshooting, and security alignment
Ensure solutions comply with enterprise processes for architecture review, AI governance, cloud onboarding, and operational readiness
Investigate and recommend new technologies, frameworks, tools, and engineering practices that improve speed, quality, scalability, and maintainability
Optimize systems based on stakeholder and user feedback, and document workflows and implementation details for operational handoff and long-term support
Contribute insights from delivery experiences back to internal product, platform, and architecture teams to improve reusable enterprise capabilities
Use your skills to make an impact
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
8+ years of progressive IT experience, including senior-level software engineering experience on large-scale technology initiatives
2+ years of project or technical leadership experience
Demonstrated ability to lead significant design and development efforts with minimal supervision
Experience building scalable web platforms, enterprise applications, and highly available web services
Strong full stack engineering experience across modern front-end and back-end technologies
Tech lead-level proficiency in one or more programming languages and frameworks such asTypeScript, Node.js, Java, Spring/Spring Boot, Vue.js, Angular, or similar
Experience withReact Native
Experience withJSON, RESTful web services, client-server interactions, and microservices patterns
Experience designing solution architecture and delivering secure, scalable cloud-native systems
Knowledge ofAzure Cloud Services or equivalent cloud platforms
Experience with infrastructure and security as code
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such asDocker, Kubernetes, and AKS
Demonstrated experience withmachine learning and artificial intelligence development operations, including implementing, maintaining, and monitoring ML/AI pipelines using industry-standard tools and frameworks
Strong understanding ofAgentic AI concepts and processes
Ability to work effectively with incomplete and evolving requirements, using sound judgment and technical insight to drive progress
Strong communication and presentation skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience collaborating with governance and review bodies and cross-functional teams in enterprise environments
Experience working withinCenters of Excellence (COEs) and executing established playbooks
Strong time management skills and the ability to deliver high-quality outcomes on schedule
Comfortable giving and receiving feedback across engineering teams and broader organizational stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Experience withAdobe Experience Platform
Experience withGenerative AI tools and AI platforms on GCP, Azure, or other cloud environments
Background in forward-deployed engineering, consulting-style delivery, or embedded enterprise solution development
Experience integrating AI solutions into real-world business workflows while accounting for compliance, operational constraints, and enterprise standards
Work at Home Requirements
To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:
At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary.
Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$129,300 - $177,800 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
