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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 Cthey need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
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Optum AI is chartered to drive value on high impact enterprise AI problems, democratize AI through the enterprise ML platform, accelerate the adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) and drive Responsible AI. Projecting to deliver $8.4B of benefit value over the next 5 years through these efforts as well as reduce risk through safe, accurate, and unbiased AI, this is a key focus of the enterprise. Â
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As an individual contributor, as the Senior Engineer, you will make a significant contribution to United AI Studio (UAIS) – the enterprise platform for seamless and responsible AI/ML.
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You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
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Primary Responsibilities:
- Design and build distributed, scalable, fault tolerant software components for an enterprise multi-cloud (Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, GCP)Â
- Build tooling/infrastructure to support model hosting, inference and DataOps/MLOps monitoring of model performance for continuous improvement
- Participate in the entire software development lifecycle - design, implementation, testing, CI/CD and production operationsÂ
- Participate in customer-facing on-call activity for the services within the team and resolve issues, when they arise
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:
- 3+ years of hands-on software engineering experience on production-grade systems
- 3+ years of experience with one or more of Java, Springboot, C#, C/C++
- 1+ years of hands-on experience working on distributed AI/ML systems on a cloud platform (Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS preferably)
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1+ years of experience with Data Science and Machine Learning lifecycle
- Experience working with at least one relational or a NoSQL databaseÂ
- Experience working and collaborating with geographically distributed teamsÂ
- Experience with Python
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter PolicyÂ
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. Â
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Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.Â
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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.
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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.
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UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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