**Requisition number:** 2383111 **Job category:** Technology 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 perks 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:** + Design, develop, and maintain RAG-based AI systems using Python and Azure AI services + Build backend services using FastAPI, Flask, and Quart, with an emphasis on modular, scalable design + Develop interactive UIs using React, npm, and Next.js + Implement and optimize AI workflows using Azure OpenAI (LLMs), Azure AI Search, Cosmos DB, Storage Accounts, and related Azure-native components + Design and build AI agents, including autonomous task agents, tool-using agents, and LLM function-calling architectures + Write clean, maintainable, and efficient Python code for data ingestion, embedding pipelines, prompt flows, vector interactions, and retrieval logic + Participate in architecture discussions to design fault-tolerant, production-grade AI systems + Contribute to best practices related to observability, performance, scalability, and CI/CD + Collaborate cross-functionally with product and cloud engineering teams to implement new features + Contribute to Java-based services built using Spring Boot as part of the broader platform ecosystem + 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:** + Core Programming & Backend + Extensive experience using GenAI + Solid proficiency in Python + Cloud & DevOps + Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud, particularly: + Azure OpenAI (LLMs, embeddings) + Azure AI Search + Cosmos DB + Azure Storage Account + Azure App Services / Functions + AI/ML Concepts + Candidates should be familiar with key AI fundamentals, including but not limited to: + AI / LLM Concepts + Tokenization, embeddings, and vector stores + Prompt engineering & prompt chaining + Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) principles + Model fine-tuning vs. prompt-adaptation + Context windows, grounding, hallucination management + Knowledge distillation, model evaluation metrics + LLM function calling and tool-use + Autonomous agent frameworks and agentic workflows + MLOps / AI Engineering Concepts + Data ingestion pipelines + Embedding generation & indexing + Monitoring of AI system performance + Caching strategies and latency optimization **Preferred Qualification:** + Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions _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._

📌 Senior Software Engineer I (Hyderabad)
🏢 UnitedHealth Group
📍 Hyderabad