Remote AI/ML Engineer for Health Data & GenAI Platform

Optum; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 99,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Optum is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to design and develop AI systems within the AI Platform Team. You will work on healthcare data workflows, generative AI, and agentic AI technologies powering review of clinical data and AI results.

Remote work is available nationwide in the U.S., with in‑office requirements in some areas. The role emphasizes delivering high‑quality code, scalable AI solutions, and collaboration with product managers and data scientists.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of AI/ML experience.
• 3+ years of Python programming.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or Google).
• 1+ years of hands‑on experience with CI/CD principles.
• 1+ years of experience leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and hands‑on implementation of the AI/ML platform that enables Optum to derive information from patient data in a scalable, reliable, and cost‑effective manner.
• Partner with product managers, data scientists, prompt designers, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable AI systems.
• Leverage AI assisted tools for design, implementation, code reviews, and testing.
• Ensure the delivery of high‑quality, maintainable, and efficient code and specifications.
• Help drive architectural decisions and contribute to long‑term technical strategy for AI/ML systems.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define scope, milestones, and delivery with CI/CD, environment readiness, and quality gates.
• Stay ahead on emerging AI/ML technologies and promote innovation.

Skills

AI/ML experience

Python

Cloud infrastructure

CI/CD

LLMs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Optum is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to design and develop AI systems within the AI Platform Team. You will work on healthcare data workflows, generative AI, and agentic AI technologies powering review of clinical data and AI results.

Remote work is available nationwide in the U.S., with in‑office requirements in some areas. The role emphasizes delivering high‑quality code, scalable AI solutions, and collaboration with product managers and data scientists.