The Role
Designs, develops, tests, deploys, and supports enterprise-scale full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, and React. Builds secure and scalable backend services, troubleshoots production issues, supports reliability and incident response, collaborates across product and engineering teams, and contributes to technical documentation, CI/CD, Agile delivery, and AI/ML integration opportunities.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2391236
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 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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack applications using modern backend and frontend technologies, delivering reliable, high-performance solutions at enterprise scale
- Build and evolve RESTful APIs and backend services with a focus on security, scalability, and maintainability
- Develop modern, responsive, and accessible user interfaces using contemporary frontend frameworks
- Participate across the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, CI/CD, deployment, and production support
- Act as a hands-on engineer, working independently on complex problems and leading by example through high engineering standards
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement durable solutions in both development and production environments
- Support application availability, reliability, and stability for business-critical systems, including participation in incident response and operational support
- Collaborate with product management, architecture, QA, and platform teams to translate business requirements and roadmaps into technical solutions
- Contribute to design documentation, technical specifications, and operational runbooks to support long-term maintainability
- Identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities within existing systems and propose practical, scalable enhancements
- Collaborate with the team to identify opportunities for AI/ML integration
- Adhere to Agile and Scaled Agile (SAFe) practices, engineering governance, and enterprise service management processes
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in computer science or related quantitative field
- 8+ years of experience with software engineering and software development life cycle
- 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting Spring Boot-based APIs and backend services
- Hands-on experience in backend software engineering within large-scale enterprise environments
- Experience working in Agile software development environments, collaborating closely with product, engineering, and operations teams
- Experience working with relational databases, including MS SQL
- Experience supporting systems in regulated environments with a solid focus on reliability, security, and compliance, particularly within healthcare or pharmacy domains
- Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and tooling, including GitHub Actions, artifact management, secrets management, and automated quality controls
- Solid proficiency in Java, with demonstrated experience building secure, scalable, and maintainable applications
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with React to build modern, responsive, and accessible user interfaces
- Experience with one of the cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP). Having Azure cloud experience
- Experience with Optum enterprise platforms and tooling, including Skyline
- Experience with Camunda or similar workflow and business process orchestration frameworks
- Experience supporting high-availability, customer-facing platforms in healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, or related regulated industries
- Familiarity with operational excellence practices, including observability, incident management, and production support for mission-critical systems
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
- Bachelor of Science in computer science or a related quantitative field
- 8+ years of software engineering and software development lifecycle experience
- 5+ years designing, developing, and supporting Spring Boot APIs and backend services
- Backend software engineering experience in large-scale enterprise environments
- Experience working in Agile software development environments with product, engineering, and operations teams
- Experience with relational databases, including MS SQL
- Experience supporting systems in regulated environments, particularly healthcare or pharmacy domains
- Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and tooling, including GitHub Actions, artifact management, secrets management, and automated quality controls
- Solid proficiency in Java and experience building secure, scalable, and maintainable applications
- Experience with React for modern, responsive, and accessible user interfaces
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP, preferably Azure
- Experience with Optum enterprise platforms and tooling, including Skyline
- Experience with Camunda or similar workflow and business process orchestration frameworks
- Experience supporting high-availability customer-facing platforms in healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, or related regulated industries
- Familiarity with observability, incident management, and production support for mission-critical systems
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is generally described as decent or good, and many note it as a strong part of the package. Actual ability to take time off can depend on workload and team coverage.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with employer match and access to an employee stock purchase plan, which are highlighted as meaningful components of total rewards. These programs are consistently referenced among core benefits.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and caregiver leave, along with adoption assistance, are publicly highlighted and viewed as notable elements of the package. Availability can be role-specific, but these supports contribute to overall breadth where offered.
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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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