Humana
Principal Decision Intelligence Engineer
Remote Massachusetts · Principal · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$188k-$259kDetected 5 days ago
PythonBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentAlgorithmsCode ReviewGitSnowflakeDatabricksKafkaMachine LearningPyTorchData EngineeringA/B TestingComplianceHIPAAResearchExperimental DesignLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- This is a principal-level full stack engineering role with end-to-end ownership of the decision system: from member feature signals through optimization and decisioning logic through production deployment.
- You set technical direction, guide software development teams, mentor engineers, and operate with full autonomy on complex architectural problems.
- Translate business objectives into reward structures, constraints, and optimization formulations, and know when a rule, a model, or a solver is the right tool.
Responsibilities
- Design the system that determines what to do for each member, when, and through which channel.
- Design and build the member feature layer on the Databricks Lakehouse (clinical, behavioral, web clickstream, socioeconomic signals) in partnership with data engineering.
- Lead the design of how the system plans sequences of actions across a member journey, balancing short-term engagement with long-term outcome goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant field
- 10+ years in software engineering with deep exposure to data-intensive applications, applied AI, or decision systems, with a track record of end-to-end software delivery
- 2-5 years of product people leadership
- Experience leading a multifunctional technical team, setting direction, removing blockers, and being accountable for results
- Hands-on experience with Python and the full engineering stack, including backend services, data pipelines, and AI/ML tooling (PyTorch, MLflow, PySpark, or equivalents)
- Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
Nice to have
- Experience with linear programming, integer programming, or constraint-based optimization in a production setting
- Background in personalization, recommendation systems, or next-best-action platforms
- Experience with causal inference or uplift modeling
Compensation
- 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.
- $187,900 - $258,500 per year
- This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan.
- This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Benefits
- This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan.
- 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.
- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company.
- 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.
Company info
- About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
- About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company.
- Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it.
- These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.
- Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal opportunity
- It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
- It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.
- This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
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