Optum AI is looking to design, implement, and scale AI systems for health applications, specifically focusing on enabling Agentic orchestration and deployment solutions on their enterprise ML platform, United AI Studio, to transform the healthcare journey through responsible AI/ML innovation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with demonstrated proficiency in Python
- Hands-on experience with Agentic / AI orchestration frameworks (Langgraph, ADK etc.) and AI observability tools (e.g., Langfuse, Arize, AppInsights, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) in any cloud environment
- Experience working with multiple cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Experience with other programming languages such as Java and C++
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, such as containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code tools
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of observability solutions and Agentic orchestration features on the UAIS platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance
- Implement and optimize Agentic orchestration frameworks, ensuring seamless integration with UAIS platform features and observability systems
- Build and maintain observability tools and infrastructure (e.g., logging, metrics, distributed tracing) to monitor the health, performance, and behavior of deployed systems and features
- Develop and enhance platform capabilities, including Kubernetes-based orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to offshore and onshore engineering teams, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement
- Write robust, scalable, and maintainable code while enforcing software development standards and best practices
- Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, supporting team alignment and knowledge sharing
Other
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in computer science or related field; or bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience
- 7+ years of industry experience across AI/ML Engineering and Platform Engineering with at least 3+ years in lead role
- 3+ years of experience and demonstratable ability to lead and mentor a technical team with a collaborative and results-driven approach
- Experience influencing in a heavily matrixed organization
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
