Remote Senior AI/ML Engineer for Healthcare Platform

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 120,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking an experienced software engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered microservices within our health IT platforms. You will build scalable RESTful services with Java 17/21 and Spring Boot, while integrating HL7 FHIR and Da Vinci standards across prior authorization, claims, and eligibility domains.

Remote-friendly role offering cloud deployments (AWS/Azure), containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and a focus on observable distributed systems using modern

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience designing and deploying microservices and RESTful APIs using Java 17/21 and Spring Boot.
• 3+ years of relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL) with Spring Data JPA or Hibernate.
• 2+ years building/integrating enterprise AI tools to optimize workflows.
• 2+ years implementing event-driven architectures with Apache Kafka.
• 2+ years deploying cloud-based applications (AWS/Azure) using Docker and Kubernetes.
• 2+ years setting up CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps) and Git usage.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions with responsible AI practices.
• Leverage enterprise AI tools to streamline workflows and automate tasks.
• Evaluate trends to inform solution design and innovation.
• Build and maintain enterprise RESTful APIs and microservices using Java 17/21 and Spring Boot.
• Implement HL7 FHIR and Da Vinci Implementation Guides across domains.
• Build event-driven backend components using Apache Kafka and relational databases via Spring Data JPA/Hibernate.
• Support CI/CD, containerization, and cloud deployment with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure.
• Establish end-to-end monitoring with Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Skills

Microservices design

RESTful APIs

Java 17/21

Spring Boot

Cloud deployment

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD automation

Kafka

SQL databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Health Informatics or related field

Tools

HL7 FHIR

Da Vinci Implementation Guides

OAuth 2.0 / JWT

Git/GitHub

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking an experienced software engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered microservices within our health IT platforms. You will build scalable RESTful services with Java 17/21 and Spring Boot, while integrating HL7 FHIR and Da Vinci standards across prior authorization, claims, and eligibility domains.

Remote-friendly role offering cloud deployments (AWS/Azure), containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and a focus on observable distributed systems using modern