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 advantages, 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.

As the Principal AI/ML Engineer for GTS , you will drive the architectural design, hands-on development, and production delivery of scalable, resilient, and secure software solutions that integrate AI/ML capabilities into healthcare applications and workflows. Combining deep software engineering expertise with applied AI/ML engineering, you will build cloud-native services, reusable components, and robust APIs that embed intelligent capabilities into enterprise applications.



You will develop and integrate machine learning models, generative AI solutions, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI agents that support workflow automation and decision-making. Using AI-powered development tools and cloud AI services, you will accelerate engineering delivery and establish automated pipelines for model evaluation, deployment, and monitoring, ensuring solutions are secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned with responsible AI practices. In this principal technical role, you will guide engineering decisions across teams, mentor engineers, and advance software modernization and engineering excellence turning promising AI/ML use cases into reliable, maintainable production solutions that deliver measurable

Primary Responsibilities:
• Translate business needs into measurable ML tasks. Validate data, establish simple baselines, and integrate suitable models. Demonstrate whether AI improves outcomes ove

📌 Principal AI/ML Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 UnitedHealth Group
📍 Hyderabad