Sr AI/ML Engineer

Sr. AI/ML Engineer

Experience: 10+ Years
Location: Remote

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior AI/ML Engineer with 10+ years of software engineering experience and strong expertise across Agentic AI, full-stack development, backend engineering, cloud, DevOps, and enterprise applications. The candidate will contribute to AI-driven software development lifecycle initiatives and work as part of a POD leveraging Agentic AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate Agentic AI agents to support software development lifecycle activities.
• Contribute to POD-based engineering teams leveraging AI agents and GenAI tools to improve software development productivity.
• Develop and maintain scalable backend applications, APIs, microservices, and UI components.
• Work across frontend technologies including Angular or React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Develop backend solutions using Java/J2EE, Spring Core, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, REST APIs, and Microservices.
• Work with Next.js and UI widgets as required.
• Develop and integrate APIs using REST and GraphQL.
• Write and optimize SQL queries and work with MySQL databases.
• Perform application monitoring, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and debugging using Splunk, Azure KQL, Grafana, and Dynatrace.
• Develop and deploy applications using Azure, OpenShift, and AKS.
• Work with GitHub, GitHub Actions, Artifactory, and Docker as part of CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, development, code reviews, and delivery activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and reliable enterprise solutions.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of software development/programming experience.
• Hands-on experience building Agentic AI agents and AI-enabled software development solutions.
• Strong experience with Angular or React.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Strong backend development experience with Java/J2EE.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Core, Spring Boot, and/or Spring Batch.
• Strong experience with REST APIs and Microservices.
• Experience with Next.js and UI Widgets.
• Experience with SQL and GraphQL.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
• Experience with monitoring/debugging tools such as Splunk, Azure KQL, Grafana, or Dynatrace.
• Cloud experience with Azure, OpenShift, and AKS.
• DevOps experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, Artifactory, and Docker.
• Hands-on experience with MySQL.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Healthcare Domain Preferred

Prior experience in the Healthcare/Health Insurance domain is preferred, particularly in:

• Utilization Management
• Prior Authorization
• Care Management
• Optum Clinical Manager

Enterprise AI Skills

All contractor resources are expected to demonstrate baseline proficiency in enterprise-approved AI tools as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.

The role requires:

• Consistent AI Usage: Maintain approximately 90% weekly usage of approved AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and other enterprise-approved GenAI platforms.
• Applied Productivity: Use AI tools to enhance coding, documentation, data analysis, troubleshooting, and decision-making workflows.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with evolving AI capabilities and apply relevant AI features to improve delivery quality, productivity, and engineering velocity.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Strong combination of AI/Agentic AI + Full Stack + Backend + Cloud/DevOps experience.
• Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Healthcare domain experience is an added advantage.
• Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.