Software Engineering Advisor - HIH - Evernorth
Cigna · Hyderabad
Senior Software Engineer
Position Overview
We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join an AI engineering team within our data warehousing organization. You'll build AI agents as well as the foundational tooling and context that enable agents to interact effectively with our data environment. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for an engineer who thrives on autonomy and enjoys shaping how AI is applied across a complex data landscape.
Responsibilities
- Develop the tools and interfaces that enable agents to interact reliably with the data warehouse environment through clean, complete, and well-governed context.
- Design, build, and deploy AI agents that reason over enterprise data and automate meaningful workflows.
- Apply modern agentic patterns - Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), system prompt design, tool/function calling, and multi-agent orchestration.
- Partner with data engineering teams to ensure agents are grounded in accurate, well-governed data.
- Communicate clearly with both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders and help drive best practices across the team.
Qualifications
Required Skills:
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience building AI agents or agentic applications.
- Strong working knowledge of core AI/LLM concepts: RAG, system prompts, AI tools/function calling, MCP, and A2A.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and self-directed, taking ownership of ambiguous problems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Required Experience & Education:
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience building AI agents or agentic applications.
- Strong working knowledge of core AI/LLM concepts: RAG, system prompts, AI tools/function calling, MCP, and A2A.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and self-directed, taking ownership of ambiguous problems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with ETL / data pipelines - a significant plus given our data warehousing environment.
- Hands-on AWS experience.
- Background working within or alongside large-scale data platforms and governance frameworks.
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.