Forward Deployed Engineer Lead Architect

Overview

Optum Rx is seeking experienced Forward Deployed Engineer Leads/Architects to build and deploy AI-enabled enterprise applications. This is a highly visible opportunity for senior engineers who combine strong full-stack development expertise with modern AI technologies and customer-facing leadership skills.

Required Skills

810 years of software engineering experience
Hands-on expertise in Java TypeScript/JavaScript and/or C#
Strong experience with APIs microservices cloud-native architecture and DevOps/CI-CD
Experience with Azure Azure OpenAI AI Foundry LLM integrations and AI-assisted development tools
Knowledge of AI agents agentic workflows LangGraph LangChain or similar frameworks
Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams or delivery pods
Strong stakeholder management communication and consulting skills

Preferred

Experience delivering AI-enabled applications in production
Healthcare PBM Insurance or other regulated industry experience
Experience leading AI-native or Agentic AI initiatives