Optum ยท 1 month ago
Sr Mgr, Software Engineering with AI/ML - Remote (CST Work Hours)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$110K/yr - $189K/yr
5+ years expOptum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The Engineering Manager will lead a major initiative aimed at enhancing the omni-channel experience for Medicare shoppers seeking health plans tailored to their needs by designing and implementing an AI-driven architecture that integrates multiple models to support diverse consumer use cases in sales and marketing.
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Responsibilities
Serve as Technology Leader for an external facing Portal application
Design, develop, and implement models using GenAI (LLMs, agentic frameworks) and/or traditional ML on the cloud
Write and deploy scalable Python APIs for model inference, optimized for Kubernetes containerization and orchestration of agentic flows
Lead proof-of-concept experiments in generative AI (transformers, state space models, LLMs) to address business challenges
Implement and integrate Azure AI Search capabilities to enhance data accessibility and retrieval for analytics and business intelligence
Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, software engineers and product managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions and to identify opportunities where data science can add value
Utilize version control tools such as GitHub for code management and collaboration, and manage multiple activities in a fast-paced environment while adhering to best practices in coding and documentation
Collaborate with research, engineering, and product teams to translate cutting-edge AI advancements into production-ready capabilities
Uphold ethical AI principles by embedding fairness, transparency, and accountability throughout the model development lifecycle
Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in Python, with demonstrated proficiency in scikit-learn and/or Databricks
5+ years of experience designing and deploying cloud-native solutions on Azure or AWS, with emphasis on scalable AI/ML workloads
4+ years of experience leading teams, managing performance, and driving strategic initiatives
Proven experience deploying NLP models or LLM-based solutions in production environments with large datasets; solid grasp of core NLP principles
Experience applying Machine Learning techniques in a commercial enterprise, including supervised, unsupervised learning, time-series forecasting and other statistical analyses
Experience developing and deploying scalable Python APIs for model inference, including containerization and orchestration using Kubernetes
Proven solid written & verbal communication skills; including the ability to present detailed analyses to a broad audience
Ability to be an organized self-starter, with drive and commitment; able to work with little supervision
Proven solid analytical, quantitative, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
Ability to work CST work hours
Preferred
Experience architecting and deploying solutions on AWS
Experience using vision and speech models in GenAI
Experience in the Healthcare domain
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Daniel Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, Optum Care Delivery
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Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer
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