AI Engineer

About Ascendion

Ascendion is an AI-native software engineering disruptor helping businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We partner with enterprise clients across North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI (EngineeringAI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth.

Learn more at https://ascendion.com/.

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Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for the world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and hands-on Healthcare AI Solution Engineer / Mid-FDE with the mindset of a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE).

Job Title

AI Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Partner directly with healthcare business stakeholders to understand workflows, challenges, and strategic objectives across payer operations.
• Translate business needs into scalable, secure, cloud-native technology solutions.
• Design enterprise solution architecture and build end-to-end applications across frontend, backend, APIs, integrations, data platforms, and AI capabilities.
• Develop production-grade software using .NET, Python, modern frameworks, microservices, APIs, and engineering best practices.
• Drive cloud engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automation, monitoring, and operational excellence.
• Leverage AI/LLMs, intelligent agents, and automation to improve healthcare operations, engineering productivity, and business outcomes.
• Identify modernization opportunities and proactively recommend innovative solutions.
• Own the complete solution lifecycle—from discovery, architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Mentor engineering teams and establish engineering excellence through architecture standards, coding practices, and innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Healthcare Domain Experience:

• Strong expertise in one or more healthcare payer/provider domains.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7/FHIR, APIs, and healthcare data exchange patterns is preferred.

Location

Dallas, 75201

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual [salary/hourly rate] for this position is between 130 - 135K annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Benefits: The company offers the followingbenefitsfor this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [life insurance] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance]. Change the world? Let us know.

Tell us about your experiences, education, and ambitions. Bring your knowledge, unique viewpoint, and creativity to the table. Let’s talk!