Senior Software Engineer

Requisition Number: 2355987
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.
You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Designing, building and operating secure cloud platform services and software that meet business requirements
• Proven experience with full development life cycle for large-scale software products including extensive experience with service-oriented architectures, design patterns and web services
• In-depth knowledge of system programming, Deep understanding of system performance tradeoffs, load balancing, and engineering for high availability
• Understand Product / Project / Consumer priorities and follow Agile methodologies to deliver features within time. * Creation/involvement in documented designs following agreed to design patterns and standards
• Perform Coding and unit testing independently and assist/mentor his team members whenever required
• Adherence to coding standards
• Communicate effectively with other engineers/ QE and onshore team
• Support the QE team during testing via defect fixes, code deployment, clarifications
• Fully encourage and facilitate high quality code through of support QE team efforts including but not limited to mentoring, assistance, and writing/executing automation tests as needed
• Experience mentoring/training an engineering community on development best practices
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• 4+ years of experience in large scale distributed system development including hands on operational experience
• 4+ years of experience with technologies like Java, Spring boot, Kafka, AngularJS/ReactJS, NoSQL Database, Redis, Docker/Kubernetes, GitHub
• 3+ years of experience working with Microservices and Event driven architecture like Kafka
• 2+ years of experience in any one Cloud environment and architectures, preferably Azure
• 2+ years of engineering experience in building infrastructure using code (Terraform) and repeatable designs
• 2+ years of experience in automation of CI/CD using GitHub actions or JPAC and source control system such as Git
• 2+ years of experience with Agile/lean development practice

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
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