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 perks, 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.

Role Summary

The Principal Software Engineer is a senior individual-contributor and enterprise technical leader responsible for shaping architecture, driving hands-on execution, and elevating engineering practices across multiple teams. This role leads the design and delivery of secure, scalable, resilient and high-performing software, data and AI solutions while translating complex business needs into simple, extensible technical approaches.

The role combines deep expertise in modern application engineering,



cloud platforms, data engineering and AI with broad organizational influence. The Principal Software Engineer partners with engineering, product, architecture, data science and business leaders; mentors engineers and technical leaders; and accelerates the responsible adoption of Generative AI, Agentic AI and intelligent automation.

Primary Responsibilities

• AI-First Technical Leadership
• Provide technical leadership for AI-powered products, copilots, agent-based systems and intelligent workflows, from architecture through production operation
• Design practical solutions using Azure AI Foundry, GPT models, RAG architectures, vector search, knowledge graphs and agent orchestration frameworks where they create measurable value
• Establish reusable engineering patterns for prompt design, model evaluation, grounding, observability, guardrails, security, privacy and Responsible AI
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📌 Principal Software Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Optum India
📍 Chennai