Associate AI/ML Engineer

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:

• Be able to understand the feature requirements from the product and be able to come up with Technical Solutions keeping in mind the Scalability, Extensibility, Security, Cost etc. Come up with a plan break down the feature in workable stories. Work closely with Product & Development team
• Proven good written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable presenting to all stake holders
• Should be a good communicator and can coordinate well with business and other stake holders
• Work collaboratively with the team and should be able to help others on technical issues or functional questions they might have
• Be able to own a feature and run through with the team and deliver on agreed upon timelines
• Be very solid in analyzing & providing complete technical solutions for the given problems
• Own the applications' technology stack and drive modern solutions to complex problems

• Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise

• Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/IT/Math/Statistics/Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of overall experience in in AI/ML engineering or related fields
• Hands-on experience on Java, Spring boot, Camunda, Node.js , Next.js, Graphql, Kafka
• Hands-on experience on React, Typescript, Familiarity with web components/ Parcel component
• Experience with Snowflake/Big Data for Reporting
• Actively participate in projects deliverables within the Java Spring Framework, API, Angular, react and Kafka
• Design and implement AI/ML solutions with a focus on GenAI, LLMs, and RAG architectures and LLM evaluation frameworks
• Solid programming skills in Python and experience with ML frameworks (eg, PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Integrate AI solutions into enterprise applications using Azure Services like Azure Document Intelligence Service

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in health care industry
• Experience working in Agile environment

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.