The Role
Lead a team to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve large-scale software solutions. Drive best engineering and DevOps practices, collaborate cross-functionally, and troubleshoot performance and reliability for cloud-based applications.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2376703
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.
Tech Lead who has the capability and will to lead end-to-end software engineering - development, test automation, devops and application support.
Primary Responsibilities:
The complexity of this role can be challenging. We deal with huge amounts of data across our entire enterprise. Everything you work on will have implications that impact others. We'll provide the most up-to-date technology, but you'll need to provide creativity, critical thinking and clarity on an everyday basis.
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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.
Tech Lead who has the capability and will to lead end-to-end software engineering - development, test automation, devops and application support.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead a team to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and continuously improve software
- Guide and help the team adopt best engineering practices
- Support driving modern solutions to complex problems
- 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
The complexity of this role can be challenging. We deal with huge amounts of data across our entire enterprise. Everything you work on will have implications that impact others. We'll provide the most up-to-date technology, but you'll need to provide creativity, critical thinking and clarity on an everyday basis.
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of Java/J2EE experience
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in React or Angular, Node
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in production public cloud (AWS)
- Experience working in cross-functional teams - Solution Design, Development, Quality Engineering and DevOps
- Experience working with teams that leveraged two or more of the following: continuous integration / continuous delivery tools, REST API development, serverless architecture, containerization, IaC, public / private cloud, web applications, web services, application observability and/or messaging / stream architecture
- Hands-on experience in working with standard DevOps tools:
- Build automation tools such as Github Actions, Jenkins or equivalent
- Build Tools such as Maven, Gradle or equivalent
- Source control tools such as Git, GitHub, SVN or equivalent
- Configuration tools such as Terraform, Ansible
- Solid, hands-on knowledge in JUnit or equivalent framework
- Solid, hands-on knowledge in PL/SQL and SQL Server/Oracle database
- Hands-on in designing software solutions and architecture
- Hands-on in using design patterns
- Hands-on knowledge in trouble shooting, performance tuning, and optimization
- Solid understanding of software engineering and processes: application security, design patterns, algorithms, data structures, schemas and queries, system design, unit testing, code reviews, agile, and dev-ops
- Proven solid analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
- Proven excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a global team with a positive team spirit
- Proven ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred Qualifications:
- Work experience in Agile/Scrum Methodology
- Work experience in product engineering
- Knowledge of SAFe
- Knowledge of US Healthcare domain, in general and FHIR based CDS applications/products in particular
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
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of Java/J2EE experience
- 2+ years hands-on experience in React or Angular or Node
- 2+ years hands-on experience in production public cloud (AWS)
- Experience working in cross-functional teams (Solution Design, Development, QE, DevOps)
- Experience with CI/CD tools, REST API development, serverless, containerization, IaC, public/private cloud, web applications, web services, observability, messaging/stream architecture
- Hands-on with build automation tools such as Github Actions or Jenkins
- Hands-on with build tools such as Maven or Gradle
- Experience with source control tools such as Git, GitHub or SVN
- Experience with configuration tools such as Terraform or Ansible
- Solid hands-on knowledge in JUnit or equivalent testing framework
- Hands-on experience with PL/SQL and SQL Server or Oracle databases
- Hands-on experience designing software solutions and architecture
- Hands-on use of design patterns
- Hands-on troubleshooting, performance tuning, and optimization experience
- Solid understanding of software engineering practices: application security, algorithms, data structures, system design, unit testing, code reviews, agile, DevOps
- Proven analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
- Proven verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a global team
- Ability to communicate to technical and non-technical audiences
- Work experience in Agile/Scrum methodology
- Work experience in product engineering
- Knowledge of SAFe
- Knowledge of US Healthcare domain and FHIR-based CDS applications/products
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.
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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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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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