Software Engineer (Quality Assurance/SDET Focus)

Requisition Number: 2360328
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, and data they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
As a Software Engineer focusing on Quality Assurance and SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test), you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our healthcare technology solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional development teams to design and build automated testing frameworks, write automation code, execute comprehensive test suites, and champion quality engineering best practices throughout the software development lifecycle. By developing robust automation scripts and analyzing test results, you will help accelerate our product delivery while maintaining the highest standards of software quality.
You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and scripts for web, API, and backend applications to ensure product quality and regression coverage
• Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, and analysts to understand functional requirements, design test strategies, and write detailed test plans
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to facilitate continuous testing and rapid deployment cycles
• Diagnose, debug, and troubleshoot complex software defects, documenting detailed bug reports and tracking them to resolution
• Identify opportunities for test automation, performance testing, and security scanning, and implement modern quality engineering tools and patterns
• Analyze test coverage and test execution metrics, providing quality reports and recommendations to team leadership
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and Agile ceremonies to ensure quality is integrated at every stage of the lifecycle
• 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 directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working within an Agile/Scrum development team and using tools like Jira or Azure DevOps
• 3+ years of experience in testing RESTful APIs and working with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured)
• 2+ years of professional software engineering and/or test automation development experience with tools like: Selenium, Playright and something similar
• 2+ years of experience with object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C#, or JavaScript/TypeScript
• 2+ years of experience in designing, writing, and executing automated test suites using frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Cucumber

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
• Exposure to testing cloud-based applications (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, Locust, or K6
• Familiarity with database technologies and writing SQL queries to verify data integrity
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker or Kubernetes

*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 $72,800 to $130,000 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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