Senior AI ML Engineer
Optum is seeking a senior AI ML engineer in Hyderabad to advance health optimization through sophisticated AI solutions. The role involves designing and implementing LLM pipelines, GraphRAG architectures, and reinforcement learning strategies. Candidates must have deep expertise in PyTorch, distributed training, and production-grade model deployment. The position requires strong problem-solving skills to translate business needs into scalable AI-driven health outcomes.
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Experience
10+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Optum is seeking a senior AI ML engineer in Hyderabad to advance health optimization through sophisticated AI solutions. The role involves designing and implementing LLM pipelines, GraphRAG architectures, and reinforcement learning strategies. Candidates must have deep expertise in PyTorch, distributed training, and production-grade model deployment. The position requires strong problem-solving skills to translate business needs into scalable AI-driven health outcomes.
TAL's take
Strong individual contributor role in a major healthcare company, despite the conflicting Oracle BI job description text fragment.
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Salaries at Optum
21.9 LPA average
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Must haves
- 10+ years experience in applied AI/ML
- PhD or Master's degree in computer science or related field
- Experience with LLM training and fine-tuning
- Experience with PyTorch
- Experience with GraphRAG and knowledge graphs
- Solid Python and SQL coding skills
Tools and skills
About the company
Global healthcare company, but the engineering division is less specialized compared to pure-play tier-1 tech firms.
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