Senior AI ML Engineer

Optum India; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum India is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to design, deploy and maintain production ML models, including NLP and retrieval-augmented generation, across cloud platforms. The role emphasizes scalable pipelines, model monitoring and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong Python/SQL skills, experience with FastAPI/Flask, and hands-on expertise in Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD practices. Join a globally impactful health-tech company.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with NLP and ML in production environments.
• Experience deploying and managing ML models on cloud platforms.
• Experience with retrieval-augmented generation and AI/ML toolchains.

Responsibilities

• Works with less structured, more complex issues
• Serves as a resource to others

Skills

NLP

Cloud ML deployment

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Python/SQL

Dev/Sec/Ops practices

CI/CD tools

Docker/Kubernetes

API frameworks (FastAPI/Flask)

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure ML

AWS SageMaker

GCP AI Platform

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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.

AI/ML Engineers code and develop software that deploys ML models and algorithms into production. Communicate and present complex analytics results and concepts to leadership and internal stakeholders. Employ AI and/or ML that may include natural language processing (NLP), natural language understanding (NLU), semantic understanding, intent classification, computer vision, deep learning, and automatic speech recognition (ASR). Applies deep learning technologies to give computers the capability to visualize, learn and respond to complex situations. May adapt machine learning to areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics and other products that allow users to have an interactive experience. Work with large scale computing frameworks, data analysis systems. Employees in this role are expected to apply knowledge of experimental methodologies, statistics, optimization, probability theory and machine learning using code for tool building, statistical analysis, using both general purpose software and statistical languages. Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Works with less structured, more complex issues
• Serves as a resource to others

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 regard 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

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience working withNatural Language processing
• 3+ years of experience withDeployingandmanageML models on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• 3+ years of experienceleveragingcloud-native tools like Azure Machine Learning, AWS SageMaker, GCP AI Platform for model training, deployment, and monitoring
• 2+ years of experience working withRetrieval-Augmented Generation

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of AI/ML Engineering experience
• ExperiencewithOptical Character Recognition (OCR)for document digitization and data extraction
• ExperiencewithIntelligent document processing
• Experience workingin accordance withDev/Sec/Ops principles, and familiarity with industry deployment best practices using CI/CD tools,MLOps,LLMOpsandinfrastructure ascode (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git etc.)
• Deep experience withadditionalserver-side frameworks and technologies such asFastAPI, Node.js, Flask,Djangoetc.
• Expert knowledge of Python/SQL and AI/ML libraries (tensorflow/PyTorch/SciKit/Seaborn etc.) Familiarity withtelephony systems, including voice processing, speech recognition, and platform integration
• Proven track recordof shipping andmaintainingproduction, enterprise scale AIapplicationsand data science products
• Proven solid computer sciencefundamentsin data structures, algorithms, automated testing, object-oriented programming, performance complexity, and implications of computer architecture on software performance

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.