Senior Software Engineer - 2378719
EMPLOYER: Optum Services Inc.
JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer
LOCATION: 1 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (Telecommuting available from anywhere in the U.S.)
DUTIES: Design, develop, and modify highly specialized computer applications to drive user efficiency. Ensure applications meet demanding standards for privacy and security as required by strict internal policies and industry-specific regulations. Create efficient, high-performance enhancements to these applications, enhancements that address and achieve specific customer goals. Design, develop, and implement new technology features that build on existing functionality, including but not limited to integrating with new Cloud technology. Ensure compliance with software development life cycle protocols and ensure project priorities are recorded and satisfied according to those protocols, raising any risk factors to the appropriate project management team. Constantly improve functionality, reliability, testability, availability, latency, scalability, and efficiency of applications. Adhere to version control, release management, and deployment protocols to distribute new functionality to the user base. Ensure these proprietary applications satisfy rigorous internally defined technical requirements for performance, resiliency, availability and scalability. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S.
REQUIREMENTS: Employer will accept a Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field. and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineering-related occupation.
Experience must include:
* Java, JavaScript, Python, and Shell;
* Frameworks & Tools: Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, Thymeleaf, Angular 8+, Apache Spark or Camel;
* Cloud & DevOps: Azure, AWS (EC2, S3, VPC), and Docker;
* Kubernetes, OpenShift, Jenkins, and JPaC;
* Databases: Oracle and MySQL;
* CI/CD & SCM: Jenkins, Maven, Git, or GitHub; and
* Kafka, REST APIs, JIRA, Rally, JUnit or Mockito.
RATE OF PAY: $150,026- $195,174 per year
Please apply via careers.uhg.com and search for job #2378719
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)
UnitedHealth Group offers a full range of comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision, as well as matching 401k and an employee stock purchase plan.
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.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Software Engineering-related occupation
- Java
- JavaScript
- Python
- Shell
- Spring Boot
- Hibernate
- JPA
- Thymeleaf
- Angular 8+
- Apache Spark
- Apache Camel
- Azure
- AWS EC2
- AWS S3
- AWS VPC
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Jenkins
- JPaC
- Oracle
- MySQL
- Maven
- Git
- GitHub
- Kafka
- REST APIs
- JIRA
- Rally
- JUnit
- Mockito
- Pass a drug test prior to beginning employment
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO accrues each pay period with eight paid U.S. holidays plus a floating holiday, and generous time away is consistently emphasized. This breadth supports planned and unplanned time off beyond standard vacation days.
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Parental & Family Support — Six weeks of paid parental leave, up to two weeks of paid caregiver leave, Bright Horizons back‑up care, and adoption assistance signal strong family-oriented support. EAP access with counseling sessions further extends help to employees and their households.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Company‑paid short‑ and long‑term disability, Calm app membership, tuition reimbursement, commuter and FSA accounts, and broad employee discounts expand everyday wellbeing resources. Free or low‑cost virtual visits complement these lifestyle supports.
Optum Insights
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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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.