Sr. Manager, AI/ML Engineering - Remote

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.

UHC Technology is focused on driving change, modernization, and ensuring reliable and stable systems so that we can help to transform health care - making it easier, more affordable, and more effective for those we serve.  We are passionate about technology and the role it plays to create distinctive experiences to our constituents.  While we are always focused on how technology can help us deliver faster and with improved quality, we are far more enthusiastic about the ways technology can reinvent how we deliver on our mission in partnership with the UHC lines of business and Optum Technology.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the technology roadmap aligned with business objectives
• Lead architecture decisions for cloud-native applications, APIs, event-driven systems, and data platforms
• Drive modernization initiatives including application transformation, cloud migration, and platform simplification
• Establish engineering standards covering design, coding, testing, security, resiliency, and observability
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI/ML and Generative AI, for business applicability
• Promote adoption of AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, coding agents, automated testing, code quality analysis)
• Own end-to-end delivery of multiple products, applications, or portfolios
• Drive Agile delivery practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Accountable for application availability, reliability, performance, and supportability

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: 

• Bachelor of Science in computer science or related quantitative field or 4+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree 
• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing managers and engineering teams
• Solid experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, RESTful APIs, Azure Cloud Platform, Kubernetes/OpenShift/AKS, CI/CD and DevOps practices, Event-driven architectures, Relational and NoSQL databases, Application observability and monitoring

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience using AI-powered development and productivity tools
• Knowledge of GenAI concepts such as LLMs, RAG, Prompt Engineering, AI Agents, Vector Databases, AI governance and responsible AI practices
• Exposure to Azure AI services, OpenAI, or enterprise AI platforms

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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. The salary for this role will range from $148,900 to $255,300 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

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.    

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.    

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.    

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