The Role
The Principal Software Engineer will lead technology initiatives, mentor teams, implement complex systems, and ensure effective architecture and communication with stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2352509
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualification:
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide technology leadership to a solid engineering team
- Good technical skills to understand complex designs, implement big and complex systems
- Must have hands-on implementation experience, should be able to design, implement key product features, be an active part of an Agile Scrum team
- Come up with long term architecture roadmap for the existing products
- Develops pioneering approaches to emerging technology and industry trends
- Define, use and communicate design patterns and best practices
- Provide technology leadership to the team Mentor and guide them whenever required
- Communicate with internal and external business partners Should be able to handle Onshore/Offshore model
- Act as the liaison between Business and Developers and project management groups
- Present and evaluate design solutions objectively and facilitate conflict resolution
- Participation in Design reviews, Test Case reviews, and Production Support readiness reviews for new releases, provide inputs for Go/No Go decision
- Support QA, UAT and Release phases of the project via defect analysis, change maintenance, etc.
- Closely working Business Teams, Onshore partners, deployment and infrastructure teams
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- B. Tech / BE / MCA with 11+ years of experience - working on multiple layer of technology
- Solid 7+ years of experience in UI related technologies (ReactJS, Angular, JQuery, Smart Components etc.), must have experience in building UI components for an enterprise
- 4+ years working experience in set up or maintenance of CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions, test, build , deployment and monitoring automation)
- 3+ years of working experience on Cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, AKS, Dockers etc.)
- 2+ years of working experience in Multitenant Cloud application development / micro-services architecture and deployments
- 2+ years of working experience on AWS/or AZURE - Experience of at least one application migration to Cloud platform.
- Open Shift, working experience on Private cloud, Hybrid Cloud Model, Deep understanding on design principal of Cloud Architecture
- Splunk, New Relic, Sonar experience
- Terraform Scripting / Kubernetes experience
- Experience in multiple application and web servers (J2EE tech stack, JBoss/Tomcat/WebSphere)
- Full stack hands-on engineer who can implement key product features
- Significant experience in design and architecting solutions
- Familiarity on Security scanning methodologies and tools (e.g. HP Fortify, Whitehat, Webinspect etc.)
- Proven excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Proven common security vulnerabilities, their causes and implementations to fix the same.
- Proven excellent in design thinking and approach to solve business problem by applying suitable technologies (cost efficient, high performance, resilient and scalable)
Preferred Qualification:
- AI Builder mindset, experienced in Azure AI, MS CoPilot Studio, Prompt Engg., GitHub Copilot, Gen AI,RAG frameworks
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Skills Required
- B. Tech / BE / MCA
- 11+ years of experience in software engineering
- 7+ years of experience in UI technologies
- 4+ years of experience in CI/CD pipeline
- 3+ years of experience in Cloud technologies
- 2+ years of experience in multitenant Cloud application development
- Familiarity with security scanning methodologies
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple plan types with employer HSA contributions, in‑network preventive care at 100%, and included 24/7 virtual visits, alongside dental and vision options. This breadth allows predictable copay choices or tax‑advantaged HSA designs to fit different usage needs.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with employer match eligibility and full vesting over time plus an Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a discount. Together these elements support long‑term savings and ownership.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include six weeks paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and subsidized Bright Horizons back‑up care. Emotional well‑being resources like a premium Calm subscription and a 24/7 EAP complement these supports.
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The Company
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Optum Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
Typical time on-site:
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