AI/ML Engineer - Remote Nationwide or Office - Based in MN/DC/NJ

Optum; Minnetonka (MN); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking an experienced software engineer to design, build, and optimize AI-enabled healthcare software solutions. You will work on secure, scalable services and APIs using Java/JEE, Spring Boot, ReactJS, and cloud-native tools.

Collaborate with data scientists and platform teams to deliver impactful provider solutions. You will contribute to automated testing, CI/CD, and observability, ensuring high-quality code and reliable data flows.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of team programming experience with Git version control.
• 3+ years of advanced Java/JEE development with Spring Boot.
• 3+ years of experience with Java stack including ReactJS, REST, JWT, OAuth.
• 2+ years of database experience (MySQL, MongoDB).
• Hands-on experience across full Java lifecycle and OOP.
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Apply AI tools and capabilities to build provider-use case solutions.
• Design, test, deploy, and improve production-grade services and APIs.
• Develop AI capabilities using prompt engineering and model evaluation.
• Collaborate with product, data science, and platform teams on requirements.
• Follow architecture standards, reusable platform components, and best practices.
• Write tests, evaluate models/prompts, and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate AI with enterprise data, APIs, cloud platforms, and secure data flows.
• Own end-to-end technical work and move AI features to production.

Skills

Java/JEE

ReactJS

REST APIs

JWT

OAuth

Spring Boot

Docker

OpenShift

Splunk

Git

MySQL

MongoDB

OOP Java

Education

CS/IT degree or equivalent

Tools

Git

Java/JEE

Spring Boot

Docker

OpenShift

Splunk

ReactJS

REST

JWT

OAuth

MySQL

MongoDB

Job description

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 in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Provider Digital Technology team delivers a unified, intuitive digital entry point for UnitedHealthcare providers and partners to access tools, services, and information. We build secure, scalable capabilities that simplify how providers discover, navigate, and engage across the Portal, API, EDI, Chat, and Voice channels.

Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps.

These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.

We partner across UnitedHealthcare and UnitedHealth Group to integrate enterprise applications and data sources while applying responsible AI, privacy, security, safety, observability, and human-centered design principles. This work reduces friction, improves provider workflows, and enables faster, more effective problem-solving across the health care ecosystem.

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

• Apply AI tools and capabilities to build solutions for high-value provider use cases
• Design, build, test, deploy, and continuously improve production-grade software services, APIs, and applications that meet customer, business, reliability, and scalability needs
• Develop AI-powered capabilities using prompt engineering, tool use, structured outputs, and model evaluation techniques
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, data scientists, and platform teams to translate health care requirements into working, scalable AI solutions
• Follow established solution architecture, enterprise AI standards, reusable platform capabilities, and engineering best practices when designing and implementing features
• Write automated tests, model and prompt evaluations, and CI/CD pipelines; instrument solutions for observability, performance, and resiliency; and participate in production support
• Integrate AI capabilities with enterprise data, APIs, event-driven services, cloud platforms, and digital channels while maintaining secure and reliable data flows
• Own assigned technical work end to end, raise risks and tradeoffs early, and help move AI features from proof of concept through production

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

• B.S./B.E./BTECH/ MCA(CSE/IT) or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience with team programming (e.g. check-in, check-out, GIT version control)
• 3+ years of advanced knowledge of Java JEE development concepts using the following tools/frameworks
• 3+ programming experience across Java, ReactJS, REST, JWT, OAuth, Spring Boot, Dockers, OpenShift, Splunk
• 2+ years programing experience with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB)
• 2+ years of experience supporting the full Java development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, debugging, and product maintenance
• 2+ years of hands‑on object-oriented programming experience using Java technologies
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship (e.g., H‑1B, TN, F‑1/OPT, CPT, or other employment‑based visa status)

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of healthcare domain knowledge
• 1+ years pf experience to contribute to best practices and Continuous business improvements
• 3+ years of experience to document low to highly complex functional designs and data structures, to support business and operational requirements
• 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 $98,500 - $176,000 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 help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are 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 and its affiliated brands are a drug‑free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.