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.
We are looking for an ML Engineer responsible for designing and building scalable ML/LLM inference platforms across AWS and Azure.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain production ML/LLM inference pipelines
- Deploy and manage ML workloads on Kubernetes, EKS, and AKS
- Build scalable inference services using vLLM and REST APIs
- Design event-driven and asynchronous architectures using queues and messaging services
- Develop CI/CD pipelines for ML models and inference services
- Manage model versioning, deployment, promotion, rollback, and release workflows
- Optimize inference for GPU utilization, latency, throughput, reliability, and cost
- Review peer code, architecture, and technical designs and drive engineering best practices
- Work closely with Data Scientists, Platform/Cloud teams, and leadership on architecture and delivery decisions
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- Skills:
- Python, ML/LLM Inference, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, EKS/AKS, Docker, vLLM, REST APIs, CI/CD, Event-Driven Architecture, GPU workloads, and MLOps
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.
Skills Required
- Python experience
- ML and LLM inference experience
- AWS experience
- Azure experience
- Kubernetes experience
- Amazon EKS and Azure AKS experience
- Docker experience
- vLLM experience
- REST API experience
- CI/CD experience
- Event-driven architecture experience
- GPU workload experience
- MLOps experience
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often regarded as generous, with meaningful accrual and flexibility to use it. While practices can vary by team, the overall time-off offering stands out as a relative strength.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer matching is available and generally well-regarded for supporting long-term savings. It remains valuable, though candidates should verify the current match formula.
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Parental & Family Support — Programs such as parental leave, family medical leave, and adoption assistance are included as notable elements of the total rewards package. These resources can meaningfully support work-life balance when applicable to the role and location.
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What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
