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's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)
Primary Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be able to build high-quality, innovative and fully performing software in compliance with coding standards and technical design
• Lead team resources effectively to deliver client commitment and works collaboratively with PM/PO on feature requirements
• Collaborate with cloud platform team for Dev-Ops processes, application infrastructure and cloud service utilization
• Experience delivering reusable components, full-stack applications, patterns and tools
• Experience delivering applications using componentized and distributed architecture
• Participate in the testing process through test review and analysis, and skilled in Agile development methodologies, including unit testing and continuous integration
• Work with infrastructure and DevOps engineers to create scalable, performance-forward consumer applications, micro-services and UI
• Participate in coding front-end user interfaces, back-end APIs, and database and dev-ops development
• Designing elegant solutions and supporting them from inception to production within the agile team is the goal
• Experience maintaining 99.99% platform availability with enhancing proactive monitoring, alerting and self-healing capabilities

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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with software development with 5+ years of team Lead experience
• 7+ years of experience with Java/NodeJS
• 5+ years of experience with Front end technologies such as React, Angular, Java Script, HTML5, CSS3
• 3+ years of experience with hands-on development skills with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB, etc.)
• 2+ years of experience with containerization (Docker), and orchestration engines (e.g. Kubernetes)
• 1+ years of experience with Continuous Integration tools (such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience migrating application to public cloud such as Azure and related technologies
• Experience with GraphQL

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.
Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)
Connecticut Residents Only: The salary range for Nevada residents is $94,500 to $171,700. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
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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