Senior Software Engineer II

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 resources they 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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead an agile team within a Release Team or Value Stream
• Accountable for end to end feature design and delivery
• Be technically hands-on and excellent in Design, Coding and Testing
• End to end product quality
• Participate and contribute in Sprint Ceremonies
• Promote and develop the culture of collaboration, accountability and quality
• Provide technical support to team. Help team in resolving technical issues
• Analyze and monitor performance bottlenecks and key metrics to optimize software and system performance
• Document processes and procedures in managing the product and making sure best practices are always followed
• Communicate with internal and external business partners. Handle Onshore / Offshore model
• Act as the liaison between Business and Developers and project management groups
• Present and evaluate design solutions objectively and facilitate conflict resolution
• Provide timely updates on tasks to reporting supervisor
• Analyze and investigate
• Provide explanations and interpretations within area of expertise
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ year of experience focused on AI/ML/NLP solutions delivery 
• Experience leading a small team or mentoring junior data scientists, AI/ML scientists and/or engineers 
• Demonstrated experience leading and implementing AI/ML projects from ideation to delivery, evaluation, and maintenance in production 
• Hands-on experience implementing AI/ML and/or NLP solutions  
• Proven experience in Python and AI/ML frameworks and tools (e.g., MLFlow, TensorFLow, PyTorch) 
• Experience developing and deploying data pipelines, machine learning models, or applications on cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, Databricks, AzureML) 
• Experience with Gen AI solution pipelines (e.g., RAG) and Large Language Modeling and Transformer Architectures (e.g., BERT, GPT, etc.) 
• Proven understanding of mathematical foundations of machine learning, including statistics, linear algebra, and computer science 
• Proven presentation experience with the ability to explain complex AI/ML concept and results to technical and non-technical audiences 

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.