Lead Software Engineer - Raleigh, NC

| Raleigh-Durham, NC
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Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that is improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation is not about another gadget; it is about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There is no room for error. If you are looking for a better place to use your passion and your desire to drive change, this is the place to be. It's an opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
The Lead Software Engineer will primarily focus on development, maintenance, and support of various applications. This role will be responsible for delivery of critical healthcare product applications and will be interact with a culturally and technically diverse community which includes mainframe and distributed developers, engineering teams, user communities and management.
Job consists of unique and multi-dimensional work situations with routine variations from the norm. Job involves a moderate to high degree of complexity. Duties are performed independently under general supervision and work is verified by results. Decisions are made within established departmental guidelines, but also by using judgment for the best reasonable outcome. Position has high visibility to Senior Leadership through direct interaction and reporting. Errors in judgment or work performance could result in insufficient operation for the organization.
Primary Responsibilities:

  • Leads in defining, documenting and developing software, software applications, as well as contributes to architecture and technical design discussions, code reviews and technical design/specifications in collaboration with the project team
  • Provides sound project management skills to the team and assignments
  • Creates thorough, professional quality project documentation and technical specifications
  • Evaluates software change requests, determines business need or conducts root cause analysis, and implements technically efficient solutions
  • Assesses the impact of software changes and new development on other systems; conducts integration tests to mitigate risks
  • Mentors peers and junior team members, and participates in and promotes a knowledge-sharing environment
  • Proactively recommends, schedules, and performs software improvements and upgrades
  • Recommends best practices and policies for installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting end user access and usage of database applications


You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree (Computers) from an accredited four-year College or University
  • 8+ years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Excellent background in Designing & Implementing Applications using technologies defined by the Standard Enterprise Architecture
  • Extensive knowledge and hands on experience designing and developing objects and components of relational database
  • Knowledge and understanding of system flow charts, data processing concepts
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft technologies, specifically: .NET/ASP.NET/ MVC/WEBAPI/REST/WCF & SOA development, C#, SQL Server, Windows 2008/2012 server & developing N-tier highly scalable web applications, Web Services, SOA architecture, ESB, Team foundation server, Visual Studio, JavaScript, CSS, jQuery, angularjs, nodejs
  • Experience in performing tuning, code profiling, code review, hands on experience using Best Patterns and Practices


Job Conditions:

  • Job requires hours that may exceed 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week during times of peak activity
  • Evening meetings and/or weekend work sometimes required to ensure timely project completion
  • Moderate to high job pressure exists in the balancing of several projects with conflicting and sometimes changing deadlines


To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies now require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles require full COVID-19 vaccination as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
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Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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