The Role
Develop and maintain full-stack applications, enhance APIs, support operational readiness, and collaborate with teams using modern technologies in a healthcare environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
Requisition Number: 2358635
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:
- Develop, test, and maintain full-stack applications using modern backend and frontend technologies, delivering reliable, high-performance solutions at enterprise scale
- Implement and enhance RESTful APIs and backend services with attention to security, scalability, and maintainability, following team standards and reference architectures
- Build responsive, accessible user interfaces using contemporary frontend frameworks, translating designs into working pages/prototypes and iterating based on feedback
- Participate across the full software development lifecycle, including implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
- Operate as a hands-on engineer who delivers independently on tasks, escalating early and seeking input for ambiguous or novel problems
- Troubleshoot technical issues
- Support application availability and reliability for business-critical systems by contributing to operational readiness, on-call/incident activities as assigned, and follow-up fixes or automation
- Collaborate with product management, architecture, QA, and platform teams to translate business requirements and roadmaps into technical solutions
- Contribute to technical documentation to support maintainability and smooth handoffs within the team
- 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 - Stay current with evolving technologies and engineering practices and apply them thoughtfully to healthcare and pharmacy use cases
- 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 of Science in computer science or related quantitative field
- 3+ years of experience with software engineering and software development life cycle
- 2+ years of experience developing and supporting Spring Boot-based APIs and backend services
- Hands-on experience in full-stack or backend software engineering within large-scale enterprise environments
- Experience with Python in service development, automation, or data-driven applications
- Hands-on 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 is preferred
- Experience working in Agile software development environments, collaborating closely with product, engineering, and operations teams
- Experience supporting systems in regulated environments with a solid focus on reliability, security, and compliance, particularly within healthcare or pharmacy domains
- Proficiency in Java, with demonstrated experience building secure, scalable, and maintainable applications
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Optum enterprise platforms and tooling
- Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL is a plus)
- Experience with Camunda or similar workflow and business process orchestration frameworks
- Familiarity with operational excellence practices, including observability, incident management, and production support for mission-critical systems
- Experience supporting high-availability, customer-facing platforms in healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, or related regulated industries
- Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and tooling, including GitHub Actions, artifact management, secrets management, and automated quality controls
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
- 3+ years of software engineering experience
- 2+ years developing Spring Boot-based APIs
- Bachelor of Science in computer science or related field
- Experience in full-stack or backend software engineering
- Experience with Python for service development
- Hands-on experience with React
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
- Agile software development experience
- Experience in regulated environments focusing on reliability and security
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers copay and HSA medical options with dental, vision, company‑paid life and disability, and free or low‑cost virtual visits. Feedback suggests the offering is comprehensive and competitive on paper.
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Parental & Family Support — Time off and family supports include PTO, eight paid holidays plus a floating day, six weeks paid parental leave, up to two weeks paid caregiver leave, Bright Horizons back‑up care, and adoption assistance up to $10,000. Feedback suggests these resources are meaningful for caregivers and family needs.
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Retirement Support — Savings programs include a 401(k) with employer match (after one year, vesting after two) and a 10%‑discount Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These programs bolster long‑term financial security when combined with other savings resources.
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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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