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# AI Software Engineer

- **Company:** Sensible Care
- **Location:** Pasadena, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $160,000 - $200,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Application Development, Continuous Integration, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, OpenAI, Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Git
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/ai-software-engineer-pasadena-ca--8c7e51d5-839d-49ec-a282-1ee2eaa1664e

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare, Research & Development (R&D), Problem Solving Skills, Testing, Scientific Method, Psychiatry and Mental Health, * 3+ years of hands-on, production-level software development experience

 * Hands-on experience building with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) or ML models in production

 * Strong skills in Python; experience with web or mobile application development a plus

 * Familiarity with git and the basics of CI/CD

 * A willingness to take initiative and ownership in a small-company environment

 * Stand-out candidates will have experience in healthcare or health-tech, or experience working in a research setting

## Description

Sensible Care is now hiring an AI Software Engineer to join our AI engineering team. You'lltake on R&D projects to find novel solutions to significant healthcare problems using AI. This is a full-time in-office position based in Pasadena, CA. If using AI to help patients' wellbeingsounds exciting and rewarding, we would love to talk to you!

Schedule: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm at our AI Lab located at: 680 E Colorado Suite 330, Pasadena, CA 91101

What You'll Do:

The key responsibility of this position is to use the scientific method to test novel applications of AI in mental healthcare.

You'll work with a small group of engineers, data folks, and clinicians at Sensible Care to discover new ways AI can help improve patient outcomes in mental health.

Please apply if you can:

 * Run Experiments: Turn open-ended questions about mental healthcare into testable hypotheses, design experiments to evaluate them, and draw clear conclusions from the results.

 * Build Prototypes: Take promising ideas from concept to working proof-of-concept quickly, using LLMs, ML models, and other AI tools to explore what's possible for patients and providers.

 * Partner with Clinicians: Work closely with therapists, psychologists, and other clinicians to understand real clinical workflows and pain points, so that solutions are grounded in sound mental health practice.

 * Design for Safety and Privacy: Protect sensitive patient data in line with HIPAA and other regulations and build safeguards for risks specific to mental health.

Who You Are:

 * A Builder: You love to push the limits of ML and LLMs, to find new opportunities to solve problems with AI.

 * Autonomous: You can take a loosely defined idea and turn it into a proof-of-concept without much hand-holding.

 * Curious: You keep up with the fast-moving AI space and enjoy experimenting with new models, tools, and techniques.

 * Responsible: You take privacy, safety, and accuracy seriously, especially when patients are on the other end.

 * Team Player: You're comfortable working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams, including clinicians.

 * Systematic: You won first prize at your science fair; you know how to employ the scientific method to answer questions.

 * Meticulous & Detail-oriented: You leave no stone unturned when taking on a challenge and you don't leave things to chance.