The Role
Design, build, and maintain full-stack applications and data pipelines. Develop backend services, APIs, and Snowflake SQL for data processing. Implement CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Jenkins), containerized deployments (Kubernetes), security best practices, and application governance. Leverage LLMs and generative AI to automate workflows, perform technical risk analysis, and translate data into visualizations and stakeholder reports.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2377603
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:
AI Expectation :
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:
- Full-Stack Development
- Build user interfaces, server-side logic, databases, APIs, and deployment processes
- Automate data extraction and processing workflows, converting unstructured data into actionable insights
- Integrate with enterprise systems and third-party platforms as needed
- Data Analysis
- Write and optimize SQL queries in Snowflake for data processing, accuracy, and operational efficiency
- Schedule the data ingestion jobs using any job scheduler
- Translate complex data into clear visualizations and summaries for technical and non-technical audiences
- CI/CD & Infrastructure
- Integrate code quality and security controls into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Support containerized application deployments using Kubernetes
- Maintain consistency across development, testing, and production environments
- Perform analysis, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation of software
- Security & Compliance
- Embed security best practices including access controls and secure application development
- Support secrets management, certificate policies, and security initiatives
- Assist in vulnerability assessment and remediation efforts
- Application Lifecycle & Governance
- Support application onboarding, lifecycle governance, and compliance visibility across enterprise platforms
- Contribute to access control and license enforcement initiatives
- Assist in defining release controls and deployment strategies
- Track application health, adoption metrics, and stakeholder reporting accuracy
- AI Awareness & Adoption
- Leverage AI solutions to automate workflows and improve operational efficiency
- Communicate AI concepts and results to stakeholders
- Carry out technical risk analysis for AI-integrated systems
- 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:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of experience as a software development engineer or equivalent hands-on experience producing code for production systems
- 2+ years of experience programming in at least one high-level language (Python, Golang, JavaScript, etc.)
- Experience in automating CI/CD using Jenkins [Pipeline as Code], GitHub actions, or similar tools, along with proficiency in source control systems such as Git
- Good understanding of SQL and Data Modelling concepts
- Understand fundamentals of LLMs and generative AI - capabilities, limitations, and practical applications
- Familiarity with Kubernetes(basic development and scaling concepts)
- Proven solid technical expertise in Python(backend development, APIs, Performance optimisation) and Snowflake(query optimisation)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Any experience working with Public Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, beyond basic IaaS functionality
- Experience with containers and orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes
- Experience with Cloud Computing (AWS/Azure/GCP), DevOps tools and automation using Python or any other scripting language
- Knowledge of API design and lifecycle management (REST, etc.)
- Knowledge of PostgreSQL and React
- Proficiency in instrumentation, logging, and tracing tools (Prometheus, CloudWatch, Stack Driver, Azure Monitor, etc.)
- Proven evidence-based approach to decision-making and problem-solving
- Proven expertise in data storage, caching, and optimization (SQL and NoSQL databases)
- Proven excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
AI Expectation :
- Understanding of LLMs and generative models
- Conceptual grasp of what LLM's are how they work and different types of generative models(GPT, DALL-E, diffusion models)
- Prompt Engineering
- How to effectively create prompts to get desired output from generative models
- Hands on experience with API's like OpenAI, Google Gemini and Hugging face
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 experience as a software development engineer or equivalent hands-on production coding experience
- 2+ years programming in at least one high-level language (Python, Golang, JavaScript, etc.)
- Proven solid technical expertise in Python (backend development, APIs, performance optimization)
- Proven expertise with Snowflake (query optimization) and strong SQL knowledge
- Experience automating CI/CD using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools; proficiency with Git
- Good understanding of SQL and data modeling concepts
- Familiarity with Kubernetes (basic development and scaling concepts)
- Understand fundamentals of LLMs and generative AI (capabilities, limitations, practical applications)
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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