GenAI Backend Software Engineer, ISD

Work Location

Olympia, Washington

Work Shift

Day – 08hrs (United States of America)

Why CHOC?

At CHOC, we strive to be the leading destination of children’s health by providing exceptional and innovative care. We are responsible for the overall health of our community’s pediatric population in our hospitals, clinics, and practices. And because of our breadth of care, your career at CHOC can be as diverse and fulfilling as you determine. CHOC’s compensation structure, benefits offerings, and career development programs are geared to helping you achieve your professional and personal goals. Apply now to see where your career at CHOC can take you.

Environmental Sustainability Statement

Driven by the connection between children's health and a healthy environment, we commit to creating a healthcare model that incorporates environmental sustainability aligned with our mission to protect children's health and patient safety.

Job Summary

At CHOC/Rady’s, we are reimagining the future of pediatric healthcare through the power of AI. Our team is building a secure, scalable, and mission-aligned Generative AI platform to power intelligent assistants, automate workflows, and enable ML-driven decision support.
We are seeking a Generative AI Engineer to architect, build, and maintain the infrastructure and services that support our GenAI applications. This is a hands-on technical role ideal for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of ML infrastructure, backend systems, and real-world impact.

Pay Range

Minimum $115,606 Midpoint $153,150 Maximum $190,736

Rate of pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, education, as well as position requirements.

Experience

• Required: 5+ years of experience in industry experience in software engineering

• Strong software engineering skills
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems
• Experience with developing ML and GenAI applications
• Utilize frameworks for building agentic AI systems, and utilizing them in building end-to-end multi-agent applications

Preferred:

• Experience with application performance tuning and optimization

Education

Required: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, or related discipline.

• Preferred:

Training

Required:

• Proficiency in Python and backend frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Flask).
• Experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of API development, microservices, and serverless architectures.
• Experience with LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation and vector database solutions.

Preferred:

• Experience with MLOps or deploying machine learning models in production.
• Experience with JavaScript (React, Node.js)

Specialized Skills

Required : Effective communication skills and the ability to articulate complex technical ideas to cross-disciplinary internal and external stakeholders.

• Familiarity with tools such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Pinecone, Weaviate, or FAISS.
• Experience deploying or managing OpenAI/Vertex AI integrations.
• Knowledge of healthcare data standards and privacy regulations (e.g., FHIR, HIPAA).
• Experience with Databricks, Spark, or similar distributed data platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD implementations using git and a common CI/CD stack (e.g., Azure DevOps, CloudBuild, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab)

Work Environments - Functional Demand:

Physical Activity Requirements:

Physical Activity Lifting

Sensory Requirements:

Environment Requirements:

Non-Discrimination Statement:

CHOC does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, genetic information, disability, sex, gender (including pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, medical condition, sexual orientation, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or other protected characteristics in accordance with state and federal laws.

We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply for positions at CHOC, even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the listed qualifications for a particular role, as your unique experience may be a great addition to our culture for another one of our opportunities.

If you desire support or accommodations throughout the Talent Acquisition process, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner.