Manager AI/ML Engineering

Taleo; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group in Gurugram, India is seeking an experienced Manager AI/ML Engineering to lead design and delivery of AI-driven, cloud-native applications and automation.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, secure solutions, ensure CI/CD readiness, and govern AI deployments within enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 5+ years hands-on with .NET, Python, SQL, and enterprise development.
• 4+ years delivering AI/GenAI/LMM/RAG projects in production.
• Solid experience with Azure and/or GCP cloud platforms.
• Experience with AI tools like GitHub Copilot and Codex.
• Knowledge of LLM frameworks and RAG patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI-driven cloud-native apps and AI agents.
• Build and deploy GenAI/LLM/RAG solutions for enterprise use cases.
• Create automation frameworks and validation engines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Ensure code quality, CI/CD readiness, testing, and governance compliance.

Skills

.NET

Python

SQL

AI delivery

Enterprise solutions

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Codex

Claude

VS Code

Job description

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

Job Description - Manager AI/ML Engineering (2389220)

Manager AI/ML Engineering - 2389220

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 AI-driven, cloud-native applications, intelligent automation workflows, and AI agents using Python, Database (SQL and /or Postgrace or Mongo / oracle), Cloud (Azure and/or GCP or AWS), Frontend (.Net and /or react / Angular)
• Build, integrate, test, and deploy GenAI, Agentic AI, LLM, and RAG-based solutions for enterprise use cases
• 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
• 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:

• 10+ years of overall professional experience in software engineering, cloud application development, automation, or AI solution delivery
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience across .NET, Python, SQL, application development, and enterprise solution implementation
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience delivering AI, Agentic AI, LLM-based, GenAI, or RAG-based projects in a production or enterprise environment
• Solid experience with Azure and/or GCP cloud platforms, including cloud-native design, deployment, integration, and operational support
• Experience with AI productivity and engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Codex, Claude, and Visual Studio Code-based AI-assisted development
• Hands‑on knowledge of LLM-based frameworks, Agentic frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain or CrewAI, and exposure to MCP-based patterns
• Good understanding of RAG patterns, embeddings, vector databases, semantic search, Azure AI Search, Chroma
• DB, MongoDB, cognitive services, NLP, and knowledge retrieval capabilities
• Solid engineering fundamentals including APIs, microservices, scalable system design, testing, debugging, documentation, and secure development practices

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 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.