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.**
*Primary Responsibilities:**
Develop scalable backend services using Python/FastAPI
Build responsive frontend applications using React
Work closely with Architects, Product Teams, and Platform Engineers
Ensure scalability, reliability, and security of applications
Fine\-Tuning Concepts, Tool Calling \& Function Calling
Passion for Generative AI and autonomous agent systems
Actively explores and adopts new tools and open to work on new areas
Uses AI as a force to multiply your productivity, not just an assistant in SDLC
Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re\-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
*Required Qualifications:**
B.E / MCA / B.Tech / MTECH /MS Graduation
6\+ years of experience in Core Application Engineering \- Java, Python or Mainframe Tech stacks
Hands\-on experience in Agentic AI Engineering
Backend Development: Python, FastAPI / Flask, REST API Development
Good understanding of scalable application architecture
Understanding of software engineering best practices
Proven exposure with Integration to enterprise APIs, tools
Proven ability to independently own engineering deliverables
Proven ability to quickly learn evolving AI technologies
Proven solid communication and collaboration skills
Proven solid problem\-solving and debugging skills
Proven solid tech enthusiast with continuous learning attitude
*Preferred Qualifications:**
Development experience in building enterprise\-grade Agentic AI applications
Prompt Engineering, RAG Architecture, AI Observability, AI Testing \& Evaluation, LLM
Proven to perform prompt optimization and model performance tuning
Proven to build and orchestrate AI agents using LangGraph and LangChain
Proven multi\-agent workflows with planning, memory, and tool integration
Proven to to implement RAG\-based architectures and vector search solutions
Proven to implement AI observability, tracing, monitoring, and evaluation
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.*