The Role
Develop, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain Java full-stack software, APIs, services, and application components. Write secure, reusable code; support CI/CD, automated testing, observability, production readiness, incident analysis, and troubleshooting. Collaborate with product owners, architects, quality engineers, and peers in Agile delivery. Apply software engineering fundamentals while learning cloud, DevOps, security, and AI-assisted development practices.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2388999
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.
Role Summary
The Software Engineer - Grade 26 contributes to the design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of software solutions that support business and customer outcomes. This role applies coding skills to defined capabilities with limited guidance, builds an understanding of system architecture and upstream/downstream dependencies, and supports quality, reliability, security, and maintainability in every deliverable.
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.
Role Summary
The Software Engineer - Grade 26 contributes to the design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of software solutions that support business and customer outcomes. This role applies coding skills to defined capabilities with limited guidance, builds an understanding of system architecture and upstream/downstream dependencies, and supports quality, reliability, security, and maintainability in every deliverable.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, debug, test, deploy, and maintain assigned software capabilities, features, APIs, services, scripts, or application components
- Write clean, secure, reusable, and maintainable code that aligns with team standards, engineering practices, and quality expectations
- Apply an automation-first mindset by improving repeatable development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and support tasks
- Participate in Agile delivery activities including backlog refinement, estimation, sprint planning, demos, reviews, and retrospectives
- Collaborate with product owners, business partners, quality engineers, architects, and peer engineers to translate requirements into working solutions
- Develop an understanding of application architecture, cost/complexity tradeoffs, and dependencies across upstream and downstream systems
- Instrument delivered features using standard logging, monitoring, alerting, and diagnostic practices so issues can be detected and resolved early
- Support production readiness by contributing to CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, deployment validation, incident analysis, and post-release improvements
- Troubleshoot defects, performance bottlenecks, data issues, and operational problems; recommend corrective actions with guidance from senior engineers
- Continuously learn modern engineering practices, cloud, DevOps, security, AI-enabled development methods, and emerging tools relevant to the team's technology stack
- 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:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Typically 2+ years of relevant professional software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated capability
- Hands-on experience with at least one modern programming language such as Java, Python, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, React/Angular or similar
- Experience developing or supporting web applications, APIs, backend services, batch jobs, cloud-native services, or enterprise application components
- Working knowledge of software development fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, debugging, unit testing, and version control
- Awareness of CI/CD practices, automated testing, code quality tools, observability, secure coding, and production support expectations
- Demonstrated ability to analyze problems, learn unfamiliar systems, communicate clearly, and deliver assigned work with quality and accountability
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Experience with monitoring or diagnostics tools such as Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, or similar
- Exposure to microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architecture, containers, Kubernetes/OpenShift, or platform engineering concepts
- Working knowledge of relational or NoSQL databases and basic data modeling principles
- Exposure to healthcare, claims, compliance, security, or regulated enterprise environments
- Proven interest in using AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly to improve design, coding, testing, documentation, and delivery productivity
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, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Typically 2+ years of relevant professional software engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated capability
- Hands-on experience with at least one modern programming language such as Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, or Angular
- Experience developing or supporting web applications, APIs, backend services, batch jobs, cloud-native services, or enterprise application components
- Working knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, debugging, unit testing, and version control
- Awareness of CI/CD, automated testing, code quality tools, observability, secure coding, and production support
- Ability to analyze problems, learn unfamiliar systems, communicate clearly, and deliver assigned work with quality and accountability
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Experience with monitoring or diagnostic tools such as Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, or Dynatrace
- Exposure to microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architecture, containers, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or platform engineering
- Working knowledge of relational or NoSQL databases and basic data modeling principles
- Exposure to healthcare, claims, compliance, security, or regulated enterprise environments
- Interest in using AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly
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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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