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Posted Apr 17, 2026

Sr AI/ML Engineer - Hybrid in MN or Remote

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Job Description Sr AI/ML Engineer - Hybrid in MN or Remote UnitedHealth Group Minnetonka, MN • On-site, Remote Full-time Salary: $89.90K - $160.60K/yr Posted 21 days ago Optum is seeking a highly skilled AI/ML Engineer with expertise in delivering Natural Language Processing (NLP), Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Machine Learning (ML), and cloud-based AI solutions. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in transforming workflows through AI-driven automation and efficiency, particularly in the modernization of fax processes and telephony systems. Primary Responsibilities • Architect, deliver hands-on, mentor & review other team members and deliver on timelines • Work with product management, design, support and other dev teams members to create high-quality solutions • Solve difficult and sometimes ambiguous problems • Be a team player, show due diligence, your own creativity, take team input, own & design deliverables with deep security expertise Required Qualifications • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience • 3+ years of experience working with Natural Language processing • 3+ years of experience with Intelligent document processing • 3+ years of experience working with Retrieval-Augmented Generation • 3+ years of experience with Deploying and manage ML models on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • 3+ years of experience leveraging cloud-native tools like Azure Machine Learning, AWS SageMaker, GCP AI Platform for model training, deployment, and monitoring • 2+ years of experience with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for document digitization and data extraction Preferred Qualifications • 10+ years of AI/ML Engineering experience • Proven track record of shipping and maintaining production, enterprise scale AI applications and data science products • Expert knowledge of Python/SQL and AI/ML libraries (tensorflow/PyTorch/SciKit/Seaborn etc.) • Deep experience with additional server-side frameworks and technologies such as FastAPI, Node.js, Flask, Django, etc. • Experience working in accordance with Dev/Sec/Ops principles, and familiarity with industry deployment best practices using CI/CD tools, MLOps, LLMOps and infrastructure as code (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Git etc.) • Solid computer science fundaments in data structures, algorithms, automated testing, object-oriented programming, performance complexity, and implications of computer architecture on software performance • Familiarity with telephony systems, including voice processing, speech recognition, and platform integration • All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy. The salary for this role will range from $89,900 to $160,600 annually based on full-time employment.
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