Architect and deploy AI-powered SaaS and full-stack applications using LLMs, generative AI, agentic workflows, microservices, APIs, and cloud technologies. Integrate React or Next.js frontends with Python/FastAPI or Node.js backends and enterprise databases. Lead AI-assisted development, establish responsible AI governance, ensure security and compliance, mentor developers, review code, and translate business needs into scalable solutions.
Requisition Number: 2369712
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
A Senior AI/ML and Full Stack Engineer in India acts as the bridge between raw data science and end-user production. Responsibilities include architecting AI-powered SaaS solutions, designing AI pipelines and agentic workflows, managing cloud deployments, utilizing AI for rapid development, and enforcing responsible AI governance.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualification:
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone - of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income - deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
A Senior AI/ML and Full Stack Engineer in India acts as the bridge between raw data science and end-user production. Responsibilities include architecting AI-powered SaaS solutions, designing AI pipelines and agentic workflows, managing cloud deployments, utilizing AI for rapid development, and enforcing responsible AI governance.
Primary Responsibilities:
- AI Integration & Application Development
- Build AI-Driven Web Applications: Develop robust frontend/backend applications that seamlessly embed large language models (LLMs) and generative AI
- Agentic Workflows: Design autonomous and human-in-the-loop agents using orchestration frameworks
- Full-Stack Architecture
- End-to-End System Design: Architect scalable microservices and APIs, integrating frontend frameworks (React, Next.js) with backend engines (Python/FastAPI or Node.js).Enterprise Integrations: Connect AI interfaces with large-scale relational/NoSQL databases and core business systems
- Technical Leadership & Productivity
- AI-Assisted Development: Lead the adoption of AI-native tooling across the development lifecycle, utilizing code-generation copilots to rapidly build features while maintaining strict quality assurance
- Mentorship: Provide architectural judgment, mentor junior developers, and review code to ensure security and compliance
- Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions using no-code, low-code, and advanced platforms, translating business needs into scalable applications that enhance products, workflows, and decision-making
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regard to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualification:
- BE./B.Tech/M.Tch from Reputed Institutes
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone - of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income - deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Optum Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND Office
Chennai, India, India
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