Associate AI/ML Engineer

UnitedHealth Group; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a skilled software engineer to design and deliver AI-driven, cloud-native applications and automation workflows. You will work on GenAI, LLM, and RAG-based solutions across enterprise use cases, collaborating with architects, product owners, and engineers to deliver scalable, secure outcomes.

The role requires 3–5 years of software engineering experience, hands-on expertise in .NET, Python, SQL, and cloud platforms (Azure/GCP), and familiarity with LangGraph,

Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of overall professional experience in software engineering, cloud application development, automation, or AI solution delivery.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience across .NET, Python, SQL, application development, and enterprise solution implementation.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience delivering AI, Agentic AI, LLM-based, GenAI, or RAG-based projects in a production or enterprise environment.
• Strong experience with Azure and/or GCP cloud platforms, including cloud-native design, deployment, integration, and operational support.
• Hands-on knowledge of LLM-based frameworks, Agentic frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain or CrewAI, and exposure to MCP-based patterns.
• Experience with AI productivity and engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Codex, Claude, and Visual Studio Code-based AI-assisted development.
• Good understanding of RAG patterns, embeddings, vector databases, semantic search, Azure AI Search, Chroma DB, MongoDB, cognitive services, NLP, and knowledge retrieval capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI-driven, cloud-native applications, intelligent automation workflows, and AI agents using Python, .NET, SQL, Azure and/or GCP.
• Build, integrate, test, and deploy GenAI, Agentic AI, LLM, and RAG-based solutions for enterprise use cases across Talent Acquisition and Provider Services.
• Create and maintain automation frameworks, validation engines, data extraction capabilities, and autonomous remediation workflows to reduce manual effort and improve operational accuracy.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, product owners, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable, secure, production-ready technical solutions.
• Ensure code quality, CI/CD readiness, testing coverage, documentation, monitoring, and compliance with enterprise engineering, AI governance, and delivery standards.

Skills

Python

.NET

SQL

Azure

GCP

LangGraph

LangChain

CrewAI

GitHub Copilot

M365 Copilot

Codex

Claude

VS Code AI

Education

Graduate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure

GCP

Job description

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

• Design and develop AI-driven, cloud-native applications, intelligent automation workflows, and AI agents using Python, .NET, SQL, Azure and/or GCP.
• Build, integrate, test, and deploy GenAI, Agentic AI, LLM, and RAG-based solutions for enterprise use cases across Talent Acquisition and Provider Services.
• Create and maintain automation frameworks, validation engines, data extraction capabilities, and autonomous remediation workflows to reduce manual effort and improve operational accuracy.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, product owners, and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable, secure, production-ready technical solutions.
• Ensure code quality, CI/CD readiness, testing coverage, documentation, monitoring, and compliance with enterprise engineering, AI governance, and delivery standards.

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of overall professional experience in software engineering, cloud application development, automation, or AI solution delivery.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience across .NET, Python, SQL, application development, and enterprise solution implementation.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience delivering AI, Agentic AI, LLM-based, GenAI, or RAG-based projects in a production or enterprise environment.
• Strong experience with Azure and/or GCP cloud platforms, including cloud-native design, deployment, integration, and operational support.
• Hands-on knowledge of LLM-based frameworks, Agentic frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain or CrewAI, and exposure to MCP-based patterns.
• Experience with AI productivity and engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Codex, Claude, and Visual Studio Code-based AI-assisted development.
• Good understanding of RAG patterns, embeddings, vector databases, semantic search, Azure AI Search, Chroma DB, MongoDB, cognitive services, NLP, and knowledge retrieval capabilities.

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work. SM

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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

UnitedHealth Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation for any part of the application process, please call 1-866-566-8715 to be connected to Recruitment Services. Recruitment Services hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

UnitedHealth Group is a registered service mark of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. The UnitedHealth Group name with the dimensional logo, as well as the dimensional logo alone, are both service marks for the UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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