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:
- Work with business, product management and senior engineering managers to clarify business requirements and provide effective technical designs aligning with industry best practices
- Evangelize and drive the design and implementation of complex data processing pipelines as part of a dynamic and fast-paced team
- Contribute across the platform, or products in areas like technology, team skills, process, shared components and quality
- Demonstrate ability to onboard new engineers with how to conduct code reviews, how to do testing, etc.
- 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's degree in technical field (full time) with Min 1+ years of IT experience
- Experience in two or more technology - BigData, Spark SQL, Scala, .NET, API, React JS
- Experience database technologies - SQL, PL/SQL or T-SQL
- Experience in Cloud (Azure preferred), and AI stack like Azure AI Foundary, LLM, Langchain, RAG, Agentic AI
- Experience in the following - Python, GitHub
- Experience working in highly interactive partnership with product management teams
- Experience working in Agile (scrum) environment
- Proven ability to meet deadlines, expand existing knowledge to learn new technology and process
- Flexibility to work across a variety of software-related disciplines-Software design experience using object-oriented patterns, SOLID, and other development principles
Preferred Qualifications:
- Health care industry experience
- Exposure to BI tools, like Power BI
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 a technical field completed full time
- At least 1 year of IT experience
- Experience with at least two of Big Data, Spark SQL, Scala, .NET, APIs, or React.js
- Experience with SQL, PL/SQL, or T-SQL database technologies
- Experience with cloud technologies, preferably Azure
- Experience with AI technologies including Azure AI Foundry, LLMs, LangChain, RAG, or Agentic AI
- Experience with Python and GitHub
- Experience partnering with product management teams
- Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment
- Ability to meet deadlines and learn new technologies and processes
- Flexibility to work across software-related disciplines
- Software design experience using object-oriented patterns, SOLID, and other development principles
- Healthcare industry experience
- Exposure to business intelligence tools such as Power BI
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.
