Forward Deployed AI Software Engineer

On this journey for over 12 years, Qventus is leading the transformation of healthcare. We enable hospitals to focus on what matters most : patient care. Our innovative solutions harness the power of machine learning, generative AI, and behavioral science to deliver exceptional outcomes and empower care teams to anticipate and resolve issues before they arise.

Our success in rapid scale across the globe is backed by some of the world's leading investors. At Qventus, you will have the opportunity to work with an exceptional, mission-driven team across the globe, and the ability to directly impact the lives of patients. We’re inspired to work with healthcare leaders on our founding vision and unlock world-class medicine through world-class operations.

The Role

Forward Deployed AI Software Engineers at Qventus collaborate directly with clients to rapidly uncover their most pressing challenges and design AI-powered solutions to address them. Our customers depend on Qventus’ platforms for mission-critical operations, and projects often begin with broad, high-impact questions like, “How can we reduce operating room delays?” or “What’s the most effective way to optimize patient flow using generative AI?” As an AI Software Engineer Engineer, you’ll combine problem-solving skills, creativity, and deep technical expertise in LLMs and other AI technologies to deliver solutions with measurable real-world impact. You’ll gain unique exposure to, and play a hands-on role in,  transforming some of the most important industries and institutions in the world.

You’ll work in small, focused teams with significant autonomy, taking ownership of high-stakes projects from start to finish. Your day might include architecting high-performance backend systems, developing intuitive user interfaces, integrating data pipelines with hospital systems, collaborating with stakeholders on requirements, or iterating on product features to ensure seamless adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and optimize scalable backend systems, data pipelines, and AI-driven applications.
• Rapidly prototype, test, and iterate on generative AI solutions to validate ideas and refine user-focused products.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product leaders to operationalize models and deploy production-grade AI systems at scale.
• Build and deliver high-quality, intuitive user interfaces with modern frameworks (React, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3).
• Translate complex user and client needs into technical solutions that balance performance, usability, and scalability.
• Develop and maintain automated build, test, and deployment pipelines to ensure software reliability and performance.
• Stay current with AI advancements and apply emerging breakthroughs (e.g., LLMs, RAG pipelines, LangChain) to enhance capabilities and drive product innovation.
• Provide technical leadership in identifying, evaluating, and executing on AI opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

Bonus Points

Compensation for this role is based on market data and takes into account a variety of factors, including location, skills, qualifications, and prior relevant experience. Salary is just one part of the total rewards package at Qventus. We also offer a range of benefits and perks, including Open Paid Time Off, paid parental leave, professional development, wellness and technology stipends, a generous employee referral bonus, and employee stock option awards.

Salary Range

$160,000 — $220,000 USD

Qventus values diversity in its workforce and proudly upholds the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment . We welcome all qualified applicants and ensure fair consideration for employment without discrimination based on any legally protected characteristics, including, but not limited to : veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law (collectively, "protected characteristics"). Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.

Qventus participates in the  E-Verify  program as required by law and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . In compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) , Qventus provides transparency into how applicant data is processed during the application process. Candidate information will be treated in accordance with our candidate privacy notice.