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AI/ML Engineer @ Optum

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Optum  AI/ML Engineer

Job Description

Description -

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.


Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead the architecture, design, and development of enterprise-scale, AI-enabled applications using advanced AI/ML technologies
    Drive the end-to-end lifecycle of AI/ML solutions, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, performance, and maintainability
    Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, leading architecture and design decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices
    Lead the creation of comprehensive design documentation and architectural diagrams to clearly communicate system structure, data flow, and integration points across teams and stakeholders
    Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and technical excellence
    Architect and maintain robust backend services using Python frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, flask), with a solid emphasis on security, performance, and observability
    Build intuitive, accessible, and responsive front-end interfaces using AngularJS
    Design and implement secure, cloud-native solutions on Azure or GCP, leveraging containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless architectures
    Evaluate existing systems and lead modernization efforts, including migration to microservices and cloud platforms
    Collaborate with Tech Leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and SMEs to translate complex business needs into scalable technical solutions
    Facilitate technical design walkthroughs and architecture reviews with cross-functional stakeholders
    Define and execute comprehensive testing strategies, including unit, integration, performance, and automated testing
    Take ownership of complex issues across the stack, driving resolution through root cause analysis and cross-functional collaboration
    Act as a self-starter, consistently initiating and driving technical improvements without requiring detailed direction
    Lead incident response and production support efforts, including real-time debugging, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation planning
    DevOps practices, ensuring efficient CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, GitHub Actions)
    Stay ahead of emerging AI/ML technologies, frameworks, and industry trends to inform solution design and strategic direction
    Drive innovation by exploring and piloting new tools, platforms, and methodologies to improve engineering velocity and solution impact
    Ensure compliance with enterprise policies, including flexibility in work location, team assignments, and security protocols

Qualifications -

- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer science , data science , statistics or a related field (Minimum 16 years of formal education, Correspondence courses are not relevant).
6 to 7 years of experience in data science , AI/ML, projects including EDA , Model development, tuning and drift analysis
Hands-on experience in delivering production grade AI/ML projects.
Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, Redis) and real-time data processing
Experience with AI/ML techniques such as NLP, LLMOps, and MLOps practices
Experience building AI agents and workflows using frameworks like Google ADK, LangGraph, LangChain and OpenAI SDK
Solid communication and Collaboration skills to work effectively in a team environment.
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.SM

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.


Job Classification

Industry: Analytics / KPO / Research
Functional Area / Department: Data Science & Analytics
Role Category: Data Science & Machine Learning
Role: Machine Learning Engineer
Employement Type: Full time

Contact Details:

Company: Optum
Location(s): Noida, Gurugram

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Keyskills:   LLMs AI agents Framework Python Model Development

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