AI Engineering Leader

16 hours ago


Metro Manila Philippines Optum Full time

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The Consumer Engineering (CE) team is responsible for building all consumer-facing experiences. We are expanding our capabilities to power the next generation of AI-driven consumer experiences that surprise and delight. We plan to achieve this by building innovative new platforms, frameworks, and solutions designed to make healthcare easy and personalized. As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you will be a key technical contributor, designing and building the core AI/ML systems that drive these experiences.

Job Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining machine learning models and AI-powered systems (including LLM-based applications) for consumer-facing platforms
  • Participate actively in the full AI lifecycle: contributing to brainstorming and conceptualization, rapid prototyping and experimentation, and writing high-quality, robust production code
  • Contribute significantly to the architecture, implementation, and management of cloud infrastructure for AI solutions, utilizing Infrastructure as Code principles for reliable deployments
  • Design and build reusable AI/ML platforms, components, and frameworks to accelerate innovation and improve engineering efficiency across the Consumer Engineering team
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing. Lead by example in technical best practices
  • Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand requirements, refine technical approaches, and deliver scalable, impactful AI solutions
  • Stay current with the latest advancements in AI/ML and software engineering, evaluate new technologies, and propose innovative ways to tackle healthcare challenges
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions in both development and production environments
  • Contribute to a team culture focused on technical excellence, continuous learning, and curiosity
  • 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

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a significant focus on building and deploying production-grade AI/ML models and systems
  • LLM Experience: Hands-on experience building applications leveraging LLMs and deploying them into a production environment (considering aspects like performance, cost, reliability, monitoring)
  • Broad ML Domain Knowledge: Practical experience or solid knowledge in various machine learning domains such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision, Personalization & Recommendation systems, and/or Anomaly Detection
  • AI/ML Expertise: Deep understanding of core AI and machine learning concepts, models, and algorithms, demonstrated through practical application and system design. Ability to explain complex ideas clearly
  • Technical Breadth: Deep familiarity and hands-on experience with relevant technologies such as backend services (e.g., Python/Node.js/Java/Go), cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), front-end frameworks (e.g., React Native helpful), CI/CD pipelines, REST/WebSocket API development, and database technologies
  • Solid Engineering Fundamentals: Proven ability in software design, data structures, algorithms, and writing clean, testable, and maintainable code
  • Adaptability & Learning Agility: Proven ability to quickly learn new technologies and methodologies, comfortable working on tasks requiring exploration and tackling ambiguity
  • Ownership & Drive: Proven to be self-driven, take immense pride in your technical contributions, proactively tackle problems, own features end-to-end, and find satisfaction in building impactful solutions
  • Inherent Curiosity: Proven solid desire to understand how and why things work, driving you to build better, more efficient systems

What we offer

  • Market Total Rewards Package
  • Retirement Plan
  • Medical Plan (HMO) from Day 1 of employment
  • Dental, Medical, and Optical Reimbursements
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Sick Leave Conversion
  • Tuition Fee Reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Annual Performance Based Merit Increases
  • Employee Recognition
  • Training and Staff Development
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Employee Volunteerism Opportunity
  • All Mandatory Statutory Benefit

Who we are

  • Optum is the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare.
  • As part of a Fortune 5 enterprise, we are improving the health care experience of over 125 million people around the world.
  • We’re a diverse team with operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
  • This includes our over 25,000 employees in the Philippines. Elevate your career with a leading health care company while improving lives.
Seniority level
  • Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment type Full-time
Job function
  • Job function Information Technology
  • Industries Hospitals and Health Care and Technology, Information and Media

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