Lead, AI Platform Engineer

Humana

Lead, AI Platform Engineer at Humana driving the strategic evolution of engineering platforms. Establishing best practices and guiding complex modernization initiatives across multiple teams.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeNew York City • Florida, Kentucky, New York, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $170,800 - $234,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the comprehensive architecture and detailed design of enterprise platform services
Define and implement industry-leading best practices for infrastructure as code
Drive complex platform modernization initiatives
Establish and enforce reliability, resiliency, and observability standards
Partner strategically with product teams, AI engineering teams, security architects, and compliance specialists

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience demonstrated through significant contributions to large-scale production systems
7+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure development, or distributed systems architecture
Deep technical expertise in cloud-native architecture principles and patterns
Proven experience establishing comprehensive engineering standards
Strong background in scalable system design

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave)
short-term and long-term disability
life insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud-native architectureinfrastructure as codeplatform engineeringdistributed systems architecturescalable system designengineering standardsreliability standardsresiliency standardsobservability standardsplatform modernization

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic partnershipcollaborationcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Engineering