Lead AI​/ML Engineer Remote Nationwide or Office-Based in MN​/DC

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Location:

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States Salary: $145,500 - $249,500/year

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United Health Group Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives.

Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely
* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

Own Discovery, technical scoping, system Design, build, and deploy production-grade software using AI models and scalable solutions to address complex business challenges, emphasizing responsible and ethical use of AILead and mentor 1 or more pods of engineers that build software using AI Development Life Cycle (AIDLC)
Evaluate emerging AI/ML trends, frameworks, and methodologies to inform solution design, drive strategic innovation, and continuously optimize existing models

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, software engineers, and product managers, to translate complex business requirements into robust, reusable AI capabilities

Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior and mid-level engineers, championing engineering best practices and architectural standards

Troubleshoot, optimize, and maintain deployed models and pipelines to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance in production environments

Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement within the engineering lifecycle

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related quantitative field (or equivalent global degree)10+ years of experience in Software Development industry5+ years of experience with Java/Spring Boot2+ years of experience with ReactJS or other JavaScript frameworks2+ years of AI/ML engineering experience, with a proven track record of designing, building, and deploying ML models in a production environment

Experience with Python and/or other ML libraries

Experience with cloud platform environments (e.g., Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Solid knowledge of software engineering best practices, including version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and unit testing

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) frameworks

Experience with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Ray) and high-performance computing

Experience working in the healthcare sector, specifically in clinical or behavioral health technology domains

Solid understanding of data engineering principles, relational and non-relational databases (SQL, No

SQL, Vector databases)
Proven excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical AI/ML concepts to non-technical stakeholders
* All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to United Health Group's Telecommuter Policy Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $145,500 - $249,500 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Final date to receive applications:
This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool…