The U.S. healthcare system is the leading cause of personal bankruptcy, with millions suffering adverse financial consequences due to healthcare costs. High deductible health plans are exacerbating this issue. Cedar aims to leverage data science, smart product design, and personalization to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, moving away from a "one-size-fits-all" approach to consumer engagement.
Requirements
- Experience in Generative AI and Large Language Models, either via use to increase productivity and efficiency or by integrating APIs into a product.
- Demonstrated proficiency in independent, hands-on coding and problem-solving, including handling complex edge cases, optimizing for efficiency, and delivering robust solutions within time constraints.
- A strong commitment to engineering best practices, including writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, and a proactive approach to managing technical debt.
- Experience with modern languages and frameworks – React, Typescript, Python/Django or similar
Responsibilities
- Experimenting with and launching GenAI-powered features in collaboration with AI scientists.
- Engineering development and production workflows by integrating LLMs, providing necessary context and constraints using modern practices, and evaluating output for further refinement.
- Enhancing Kora, our first-in-class voice AI agent, to deliver personalized billing guidance via empathetic and compassionate communication.
- Actively contributing to team chartering, managing technical projects, and mentoring peer engineers to take ownership of their own projects.
- Taking creative initiative, such as by evaluating new approaches to agent-based engineering, or developing rapid prototyping techniques for new features.
Other
- Strong technical leadership with a track record of driving measurable impact across the stack. (4-6 years of experience preferred, but not required).
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly, concisely, and with compelling examples, as well as asking insightful clarifying questions.
- Entrepreneurial mindset – You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and love solving complex problems.
- Passion for our mission – You care about making healthcare simpler, fairer, and more transparent for patients.
- Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days
