AI ML Engineer - Remote

UnitedHealth Group • Eden Prairie, MN

1d • Remote

About The Position

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.
About the Team & Opportunity
We are transforming how clinical teams operate by embedding AI directly into Utilization Management (UM) and Care Management (CM) workflows, where technology has a meaningful impact on patient care. Our team works closely with clinical partners, business stakeholders, and operations teams to identify real workflow challenges and deliver practical AI solutions that improve efficiency, quality, and the overall clinician experience.
This is a hands on engineering role, not a research or experimental AI position. Our AI/ML solutions are actively deployed within production clinical workflows, helping nurses, care managers, and clinicians reduce manual effort and focus more time on patient care. The team works on capabilities such as intelligent case summarization, workflow automation, and AI assisted decision support - always with an emphasis on real world applicability and measurable outcomes.
As an AI/ML Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development, and implementation of AI/ML solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing platforms and workflows. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers, product partners, and clinical stakeholders to translate business problems into scalable technical solutions, while building solid expertise in applying AI responsibly within a regulated healthcare environment.
If you are passionate about applying AI to solve practical, high impact clinical problems, enjoy working in a collaborative, cross functional environment, and want to grow your skills while delivering solutions that directly improve how care is delivered, this role offers an exciting opportunity to do so.
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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or 2+ years of equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience in full stack application development
• 2+ years of solid hands on experience with React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, and Python
• 2+ years of experience building and integrating AI powered solutions into production applications (including LLM integrations, prompting, and APIs)
• 2+ years of exposure to agentic AI frameworks such as CrewAI, Agno, Google ADK, or similar AI orchestration frameworks
• 2+ years of experience translating business and product requirements into scalable, high quality technical solutions
• 2+ years of experience collaborating cross functionally with product, architecture, data, QA, and DevOps teams

Nice To Haves

• Solid understanding of SDLC principles, code quality, performance optimization, and security best practices
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex problems, contribute to team solutions, and deliver against committed timelines

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy full stack applications using React, NextJS, PostgreSQL, and Python
• Build and integrate AI powered solutions, including agentic workflows using frameworks such as CrewAI, Agno, or Google ADK
• Apply AI Dojo training to implement responsible, scalable AI patterns and solutions
• Translate product and business requirements into scalable, high quality technical solutions
• Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and data models supporting AI and non AI workloads
• Collaborate closely with product, architecture, data, and DevOps teams across the SDLC
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and technical decision making
• Support delivery of AI 10.0 and ECS Big Bet initiatives through hands on engineering execution
• Troubleshoot issues, optimize systems, and continuously improve performance, reliability, and maintainability

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees