Lead AI/ML Engineer - Sales Engineering- Remote

About the role

Pursue your passion and potential as an AI/ML Engineer - Sales Engineering at Optum.ai. This role is not a traditional Sales Engineering or pre-sales position; instead, you will be a hands-on, customer-facing AI builder responsible for shaping opportunities, rapidly prototyping solutions, defining architectures, and helping customers envision and adopt AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with GTM and Industry Leaders to shape strategic pursuits across Payor, Provider and Life Sciences
• Lead customer discovery workshops, executive presentations and technical solutioning sessions
• Track and manage the technical opportunity pipeline and support pursuit prioritization
• Design end-to-end AI/GenAI solution architectures
• Rapidly prototype proofs-of-value, demos and AI applications
• Leverage reusable UHG AI assets and create reusable accelerators
• Support RFP/RFI responses, effort estimation and solution strategy
• Partner with AI Engineering & Delivery for seamless implementation handoff
• Participate in selective delivery rotations to remain close to production implementations

Requirements

• Solid hands-on AI/ML/GenAI engineering experience
• Experience with Python, LLMs, RAG, AI agents and modern AI frameworks
• Customer-facing experience leading workshops and executive discussions
• Healthcare experience across Payor, Provider and/or Life Sciences
• Proven solid product and design sensibility with an eye for elegant user experiences
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype and iterate using AI-assisted software engineering workflows
• Proven builder mindset with a bias for action, experimentation and ownership
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored visa sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar AI-assisted development tools
• Experience building customer-facing AI demonstrations and accelerators
• Startup, innovation lab or product engineering experience
• Experience creating reusable AI assets and solution patterns

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes a range of offerings designed to help you live well. These include life resources, emotional and physical health plans, financial benefits, and more. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and a 401(k) contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).