Software Engineering Lead - Python Developer

Generative Ai Engineer

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Design, develop, and deploy Generative AI-driven solutions to support application reliability, monitoring, and automation
2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovative solutions
3. Research and integrate Generative AI technologies into our engineering workflows
4. Stay current on advancements in Generative AI, performance engineering, and software testing methodologies
5. 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 regards 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 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of experience with Python, Java, or similar
• 3+ years of experience in full Software Development Life Cycle (Agile)
• 2+ years of Test-Driven Development (Pytest, PyUnit/Unittest, JUnit, Spock, etc.)
• 1+ years of experience with REST based APIs
• Experience developing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Proven solid problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with performance testing tools like Gatling, JMeter, or Locust
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with fronted technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript, React)
• Experience with Public Cloud (Azure, GCP, AWS)
• Experience with monitoring tools (Splunk, Grafana)
• Familiarity with Generative AI technologies/concepts, such as LLMs (e.g., GPT, Llama), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, orchestration frameworks (LangChain, Semantic Kernel), or internal tools (MCP)

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.