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)
The health solutions marketplace is hungry for new ideas, innovative products and software that drives elevated performance for the business and the customer. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of business, is feeding incredible solutions to that marketplace every day by bringing out the best in our software engineering teams. We serve customers across the health system. Not only do we have more of them, but we also have more technology, greater data resources and far broader expertise than any competitor.
We are out to change the way our business and consumers engage with technology.
If you are in, you will be challenged. It's time to join this history making.
This role requires a proactive attitude and critical thinking to originate and drive innovation; modernize, enhance, and reimagine aging platforms to support current and future business needs
Support existing applications related to Commercial recovery. C#, SQL, Angular. Troubleshooting and new feature development. Willing to support other applications and teams as well as learn new technical skills.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Contribute code, tests, automation, application design and architecture to an agile team of engineers working across the application stack and portfolio
• Collaborate with scrum team in refining user stories and developing acceptance criteria to achieve business outcomes
• Solve technical problems to discover solutions at any level of the stack backend, frontend, database, and infrastructure
• Create an accountability framework and actions with engineering to drive architecture and design consistency during platform modernization and data migration
• Perform code reviews and manage deployments
• Engage in technical discussions as a subject matter expert, have a point of view to offer and have strategic influence with the product, business stakeholders and other engineering teams to design and develop new product offerings and experiences
• Partner with product owners, designers, and business stakeholders to build teams roadmaps and establish goals for the teams based on strategic insights
• Help the teams improve efficiency, quality, and speed of their development process
• Design reusable components, frameworks, and libraries

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:

• 5+ years of coding experience with one or more of the follow languages Java, C#, C/C++, JavaScript/TypeScript Go, Python or with a willingness and ability to learn new ones
• Experience working with two or more of the following: continuous integration / continuous delivery tools, REST API development, serverless architecture, containerization, IaC, application observability and/or messaging / stream architecture
• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals: unit testing, code reviews, Agile and DevOps
• Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences (being an influencer and leader)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Development experience in .NET Core
• Experience with web UI technologies (Angular)
• Experience working in the healthcare industry
• Experience working in Unix/Linux environments
• Experience running applications in Kubernetes
• Experience developing applications on Relational DBMSs with a preference towards MS SQL Server
• Experience with Kafka

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)
Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $90,500 to $161,600. 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 bylower 48 law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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