Principal AI Engineer
At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.
About the Role
MiniMed is building a lean, high-leverage AI & Data Science team. We are looking for a Principal AI Engineer to be our senior technical anchor — the person who builds AI capabilities hands-on and sets the standard the rest of the team builds to.This is a builder’s role first. You will take AI/ML models and LLM-powered agents from a fast “proof of life” prototype through to a production deployment that holds up in a regulated environment. Roughly a fifth of your time goes to the force-multiplier work: reviewing and quality-gating other engineers’ designs, and establishing the reusable patterns that keep the architecture and the hard-won judgment in-house.
To be clear about what this is not: this is not a people-management role, and it is not a role where you hand a notebook to someone else to productionize. You own the capability until it is live and delivering value.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Prototype fast. Demonstrate “proof of life” for AI/ML models, agents, and tools against real MiniMed business problems, working from the business’s actual data and workflows rather than a sanitized sandbox.
Take it to production and drive adoption. Build, evaluate, and deploy on the MIA stack (Databricks, LangGraph/LangSmith, enterprise agent platforms), applying evaluation-driven development, guardrails, and deployment patterns so what ships is reliable, auditable, and maintainable. You own the capability from prototype through initial production release and its first monitoring cycle — measured by real adoption and business value, not just a stable deployment — then hand off to Model Operations for steady-state run.
Integrate into the enterprise environment. Wire agents and models into the surrounding systems — APIs, identity and access (SSO/SAML/OAuth), systems of record such as Salesforce and SAP, and enterprise data pipelines — so capabilities work against real, messy production systems rather than in isolation.
Set the technical standard. Establish reusable patterns for agent design, tool-calling, retrieval, and evaluation harnesses; review and quality-gate the work of other engineers on the team so the bar holds without a manager in the loop.
Feed learnings back to the platform. Turn what you learn in the field into improvements to the MIA platform, shared tooling, and reusable-pattern roadmap, so each deployment makes the next one faster.
Self-direct against outcomes. Partner with the Product Manager, AI & Data Science to choose what to build and when to stop, without needing the problem pre-decomposed for you.
Build for a regulated environment. Uphold the safety, privacy, and compliance requirements of a medical-device context, including auditability and human-in-the-loop where required.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field and 8+ years of of relevant experience or advanced degree with a minimum of 6+ years of relevant experience.
Nice to Have
Demonstrated delivery of LLM-powered systems or ML models to production — not prototypes, evaluations, or internal demos alone.
Strong system design skills and end-to-end ownership from prototype through production deployment.
Experience technically leading or directing other engineers, including reviewing their work.
Strong stakeholder-facing communication — able to scope ambiguous problems with business partners and explain technical trade-offs (latency, cost, model risk) to non-technical leaders.
Hands-on with Databricks, LangGraph, LangSmith, vector databases, and managed RAG/retrieval.
Forward-deployed or embedded engineering experience — building AI systems from inside the business’s real data, workflows, and constraints.
Experience integrating AI or software systems into complex enterprise environments — APIs, identity/auth, systems of record (e.g., Salesforce, SAP), and data pipelines.
Comfort operating within a formal MLOps discipline, including a defined handoff to a model operations function.
Experience in a regulated industry (medical device, healthcare, financial services); familiarity with HIPAA, audit, and validation requirements.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package
At MiniMed, we put people first. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values: We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every stage of your career and life.
Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$138,000.00 - $234,000.00For roles located in California, Seattle WA, Washington DC, Boston MA, and New York City, the salary range is $153,000.00 - $261,000.00 USD.
Actual compensation may vary based on factors including experience, education, certifications, skills, market conditions, internal equity, and geographic location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
At MiniMed, we are committed to supporting the well-being and financial security of our employees. Regular employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for a robust benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as access to a Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, life insurance, long-term disability leave, and a dependent daycare spending account. In addition, all regular employees enjoy incentive plans, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term disability coverage, paid time off and holidays, participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and access to our Employee Assistance Program. Eligible employees may also benefit from our Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement and Capital Accumulation Plan, subject to IRS minimum earnings requirements. Please note that “regular employees” refers to those who are not temporary staff, such as interns, and some benefits may not apply to employees in Puerto Rico.
For further details about our comprehensive benefits, we encourage you to visit the link below.
MiniMed Benefits Overview
About MiniMed
MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. For more than 40 years, we’ve been committed to redefining what’s possible: intelligent dosing systems designed for real life, predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and always on support when it’s needed most. At the heart of everything we do is a simple Mission: to make every day a better day for people with diabetes.
Learn more about our business, and our mission here.
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