Remote Lead AI Engineer for Health Tech & Generative AI

Optum; Minnetonka (MN); Remote; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Lead AI Software Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain AI-powered solutions that blend Generative AI with traditional ML. You will drive responsible AI practices and govern model lifecycle across production environments.

You will provide technical leadership, collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering leaders, and help shape healthcare-focused AI initiatives while delivering scalable platforms for the Provider community.

Qualifications

• 12+ years software engineering with 4+ years AI/ML focus.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role — setting technical direction and mentoring engineers.
• 3+ years in hands-on AI/ML with Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, and agentic AI patterns.
• 4+ years delivering enterprise-scale AI/ML platforms in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI/ML adoption for the team — designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining AI-powered solutions.
• Provide technical leadership for AI initiatives, partnering with product management, architecture, and engineering leadership.

Skills

Python

AI/ML engineering

Leadership

Cloud platforms

GenAI/LLMs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI or related field

Tools

AWS Bedrock/SageMaker

Azure OpenAI Service

GCP Vertex AI

Job description

Optum is seeking a Lead AI Software Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain AI-powered solutions that blend Generative AI with traditional ML. You will drive responsible AI practices and govern model lifecycle across production environments.

You will provide technical leadership, collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering leaders, and help shape healthcare-focused AI initiatives while delivering scalable platforms for the Provider community.