The Role
Develop and maintain scalable Python backend services, APIs, WebHooks, data pipelines, and event-driven systems using Kafka, Redis, SQL, and MongoDB. Configure cloud environments, automation, CI/CD, observability, and reliability practices. Collaborate in an Agile Scrum team, support production incident resolution, embed analytics, evaluate AI technologies, and contribute to architectural decisions.
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Requisition Number: 2371697
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:
- Participate in creating solutions for functional and non-functional requirements
- Collaborate with the Scrum team in an agile development environment
- Contribute to continuous improvement of SDLC processes and methodologies
- Develop solutions with scalability and flexibility in mind
- Ensure development delivery meets expectations as defined in a User Story
- Attend and actively participate in all Sprint meetings (Refinement, Planning, Stand-up and Retrospective)
- Accountable to accept and deliver work within each sprint that closely matches planned capacity; escalate to Scrum Master and/or manager if there is an insufficient number of User Stories in the backlog to achieve this
- Quickly identify roadblocks/impediments and escalate to the Tech Lead or Scrum Master
- When engaged by Operations, assist with root cause analysis and resolution of production Incidents
- Application Development
- Build and maintain robust backend services using Python, GitHub (Actions and Workflow) and Ansible
- Understanding of Pydantic for data validation and structured development
- Implement APIs and WebHooks for real-time integrations with external systems
- Cloud Configuration
- Understanding of configuration of Azure and/or Google Cloud (GKE)
- Data & Messaging
- Design and optimize data pipelines leveraging Kafka for event streaming and Redis for caching
- Work with Postgres and SQL databases for structured and unstructured data storage
- Configuration & Automation
- Use YAML for configuration management and deployment scripts
- Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment
- Observability & Reliability
- Integrate Dynatrace for monitoring and alerting across distributed systems
- Apply best practices for system reliability and performance tuning
- Analytics
- Collaborate with data teams to embed analytics capabilities into applications
- Ensure efficient data ingestion and transformation for reporting and insights
- Innovation
- Explore emerging technologies like Pydantic AI for structured AI-driven workflows
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technology evaluations
- 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 regard 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:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer science or similar field
- 2+ years in software engineering roles with a focus on backend development
- Proficiency in Python and experience with data analytics workflows
- Hands-on experience with Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, and SQL
- Familiarity with WebHooks, Prometheus, and YAML
- Skills:
- Knowledge of Pydantic and emerging AI frameworks like Pydantic AI
- Understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and observability practices
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with LangChain or similar orchestration frameworks
- Knowledge of prompt engineering and AI safety practices
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) for AI workloads
- Demonstrated knowledge of application design, application development and implementation
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
- Exposure to microservices architecture and API security best practices
- Understanding basic full stack development concepts
- Excellent human relations skills to effectively interact with management, peers, business partners and vendors
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's degree in Computer Science or a similar field
- 2+ years of experience in software engineering roles focused on backend development
- Proficiency in Python and experience with data analytics workflows
- Hands-on experience with Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, and SQL
- Familiarity with WebHooks, Prometheus, and YAML
- Knowledge of Pydantic and emerging AI frameworks such as Pydantic AI
- Understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and observability practices
- Experience with LangChain or similar orchestration frameworks
- Knowledge of prompt engineering and AI safety practices
- Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for AI workloads
- Knowledge of application design, application development, and implementation
- Familiarity with GCP, AWS, or Azure
- Exposure to microservices architecture and API security best practices
- Understanding of basic full-stack development concepts
- Excellent human relations skills for interacting with management, peers, business partners, and vendors
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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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