AI ML Engineer

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design and develop applications and services running on Azure, with a strong emphasis on Azure Databricks, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and security
• Build and maintain data pipelines using Azure Databricks and other Azure data integration tools
• Write, read, and debug Spark, Scala, and Python code to process and analyze large datasets
• Write extensive query in SQL and Snowflake
• Implement security and access control measures and regularly audit Azure platform and infrastructure to ensure compliance
• Create, understand, and validate design and estimated effort for given module/task, and be able to justify it
• Possess solid troubleshooting skills and perform troubleshooting of issues in different technologies and environments
• Implement and adhere to best engineering practices like design, unit testing, functional testing automation, continuous integration, and delivery
• Maintain code quality by writing clean, maintainable, and testable code
• Monitor performance and optimize resources to ensure cost-effectiveness and high availability
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance
• Provide technical support and consultation for infrastructure questions
• Help develop, manage, and monitor continuous integration and delivery systems
• Take accountability and ownership of features and teamwork
• 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:

• B. Tech or MCA (16+ years of formal education)
• Overall 7+ years of experience
• 5+ years of experience in writing advanced level SQL
• 3+ years of experience in Azure (ADF), Databricks and DevOps
• 3+ years of experience in architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions on Azure
• 2+ years of experience in writing, reading, and debugging Spark, Scala, and Python code
• Proficiency in programming languages and scripting tools
• Understanding of cloud data storage and database technologies such as SQL and NoSQL
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, such as continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) and Teraform
• Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of business analysts, developers, data scientists, and subject-matter experts
• Proven proactive approach to spotting problems, areas for improvement, and performance bottlenecks
• Proven excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills
• Experience in interacting with international customers to gather requirements and convert them into solutions using relevant skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience and skills with Snowflake
• Knowledge of AI/ML or LLM (GenAI)
• Knowledge of US Healthcare domain and experience with healthcare data

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.