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Optum is hiring a Senior AI/ML Engineer within Optum Technology to design and deliver enterprise-scale AI solutions, platforms, and automations that transform healthcare delivery and operations. The role builds and deploys scalable AI/ML models, data pipelines, and production architectures, while advancing responsible AI practices and collaborating across technical and product teams.\n\nResponsibilities\nDesign, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with an emphasis on responsible use of AI\nDesign, develop, and deploy scalable artificial intelligence and machine learning models into cloud-based production environments\nUse enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement\nEvaluate emerging trends in artificial intelligence and machine learning to inform solution design and strategic innovation\nBuild, optimize, and maintain robust data pipelines and ML architectures for training, evaluation, and real-time inference\nCollaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to translate healthcare business requirements into technical AI/ML architecture\nMonitor, evaluate, and fine-tune model performance, latency, and accuracy in production environments\nEstablish best practices for MLOps, including automated testing, model monitoring, version control, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)\nConduct code reviews, mentor technical team members, and drive engineering excellence across the team\n\nSkills\n8+ years of overall Software engineering experience\n3+ years of experience with a focus on designing, building, and deploying AI/ML models into enterprise production environments\n3+ years of experience leveraging AI engineering tools and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn) to build automated solutions\n3+ years of programming experience in Python and utilizing modern cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) for machine learning development\n3+ years of experience building and optimizing data pipelines and database architectures (e.g., SQL, Spark, Kafka\n2+ years of experience with containerization, orchestration, and MLOps tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, Kubeflow, or Airflow)\nBachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related quantitative field\nExperience with Generative AI frameworks, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures\nExperience building AI solutions within healthcare, including working with healthcare data standards (e.g., FHIR, HL7) and privacy/security guidelines\nDemonstrated experience mentoring technical team members and evaluating emerging technology trends for enterprise integration\n\nBenefits\nFlexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S.\nComprehensive benefits package\nIncentive and recognition programs\nEquity stock purchase\n401k contribution\n\nCompany Overview\nOptum provides primary care and optical care services. 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