Senior AI/ML Software Engineer

Salary: $120,100 - 214,500 per year Requirements:

• We require a Bachelor of Science in computer science or a related quantitative discipline.
• We require at least 5 years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years building and operating production machine learning systems.
• We require expert-level Python skills, with the ability to write production-grade, testable, and maintainable code.
• We require hands-on experience building and deploying APIs with FastAPI or a similar Python web framework in a production setting.
• We require solid experience deploying, managing, and scaling services in Kubernetes, including containerization with Docker, Helm or equivalent deployment tools, resource tuning, autoscaling, and failure recovery.
• We require proven experience with MLOps practices, including model deployment and versioning, as well as monitoring model performance, drift, and system health.
• Preferred: Experience with AzureML, Databricks, and Azure Kubernetes.
• Preferred: Experience with distributed computing methods.
• Preferred: Strong technical communication skills.
• Preferred: Ability and drive to learn independently.
• Preferred: Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Preferred: Ability to explain technical decisions clearly to stakeholders.

• We own the inference and delivery of machine learning insights to multiple customers.
• We manage, monitor, and scale machine learning systems that serve multiple customers.
• We partner with cross-functional engineering teams to build scalable, flexible pipelines that bring AI innovations into real-world products.
• We work with large-scale data and distributed computing frameworks to process and analyze high-volume health care datasets efficiently.
• We improve pipeline efficiency and reliability through profiling, refactoring, and advanced engineering practices.
• We develop new data pipelines to strengthen ML model usage.

• AI
• Azure
• Databricks
• Docker
• FastAPI
• Helm
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Machine Learning
• MLOps
• Python
• Web
• Cloud
• LLM

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We are Optum Tech, a global leader in health care innovation, and our teams build advanced solutions powered by data analytics, AI, and cybersecurity to help people live healthier lives and improve how the health system works for everyone. This role sits on our Optum AI enterprise team, where we design responsible AI/ML solutions for high-impact opportunities across UnitedHealth Group businesses and support an enterprise AI/ML development platform. As a Senior AI/ML Software Engineer, we offer the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the U.S., with a minimum on-site requirement of four days per week for hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area. We provide a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401k contribution, with a salary range of $120,100 to $214,500 annually based on full-time employment. We are committed to equity, health care access, environmental responsibility, and an inclusive workplace.

last updated 33 week of 2026