Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UnitedHealth Group is a global leader in health care innovation, focused on developing cutting-edge solutions. The Sr. Manager, AI/ML Engineering will define and execute the technology roadmap, lead architecture decisions, and drive modernization initiatives to transform health care systems.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the technology roadmap aligned with business objectives
- Lead architecture decisions for cloud-native applications, APIs, event-driven systems, and data platforms
- Drive modernization initiatives including application transformation, cloud migration, and platform simplification
- Establish engineering standards covering design, coding, testing, security, resiliency, and observability
- Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI/ML and Generative AI, for business applicability
- Promote adoption of AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, coding agents, automated testing, code quality analysis)
- Own end-to-end delivery of multiple products, applications, or portfolios
- Drive Agile delivery practices and continuous improvement initiatives
- Accountable for application availability, reliability, performance, and supportability
Skills
- Bachelor of Science in computer science or related quantitative field or 4+ years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years of people leadership experience managing managers and engineering teams
- Solid experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, RESTful APIs, Azure Cloud Platform, Kubernetes/OpenShift/AKS, CI/CD and DevOps practices, Event-driven architectures, Relational and NoSQL databases, Application observability and monitoring
- Experience using AI-powered development and productivity tools
- Knowledge of GenAI concepts such as LLMs, RAG, Prompt Engineering, AI Agents, Vector Databases, AI governance and responsible AI practices
- Exposure to Azure AI services, OpenAI, or enterprise AI platforms
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
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