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The Role
Lead design and development of cloud-ready .NET Core applications with Angular UIs, REST APIs, SQL/SSIS ETL, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure/Kubernetes deployment. Troubleshoot, optimize performance, remediate security issues, and coach developers. Implement DevOps best practices, support Power BI/AI integrations, and deliver high-quality, timely solutions.
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Requisition Number: 2368971
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:
- Design and develop software applications and application components in an agile environment using the .NET Core, RestAPIs, Python programming languages and frameworks
- UI Development skills using Angular
- Develop and manage Azure cloud ready applications
- Implementing best engineering practices on Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI,CD,CT, and automated code reviews
- Development of ETL packages using SSIS
- Be able to define in-scope, out-of-scope and taken assumptions while creating effort estimates
- Optimize the application code and maintain good design practices
- Troubleshoot, debug, resolve software defects and issues
- Independently own and deliver in timely manner with high quality
- Analyze and resolving security vulnerabilities within the application before pushing the code into Git repositories
- Create innovative solutions to meet the needs of the business and to improve the overall health and reliability of the applications
- Coach and mentor other developers in the team
- 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:
- B.Tech/MCA/Msc/MTech (Minimum 16 years of formal education)
- 8+ years in a software engineer role before and know how to contribute to a culture of appreciation and continuous peer feedback
- Solid hands-on experience in SQL database and SSIS
- Solid hands-on experience in C#, .Net Core, Angular, CI/CD pipelines
- Experience working in Power BI Tools and /or AI-driven stacks is a plus
- Extensive experience in Agile and Scrum. You know how to work within teams against a single backlog, and how to enable true CI/CD
- Good understanding on Performance tuning
- Exposure to: LLMs (Azure OpenAI / OpenAI / similar) and Prompt engineering techniques
Preferred Qualifications:
- Healthcare domain knowledge
- Development of AI components using Python. Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol)
- MongoDB (NoSQL data modeling)
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
- B.Tech/MCA/MSc/MTech (Minimum 16 years of formal education)
- 8+ years in a software engineer role
- Hands-on experience with SQL Server / SQL databases and SSIS
- Hands-on experience with C# and .NET Core
- UI development skills using Angular
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines and working with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions and automated code reviews
- Develop and manage Azure cloud-ready applications
- Experience with Python (for development or AI components)
- Extensive experience in Agile and Scrum
- Good understanding of performance tuning
- Exposure to LLMs (Azure OpenAI / OpenAI / similar) and prompt engineering techniques
- Experience with Kubernetes and DevOps practices
- Experience with Power BI tools and/or AI-driven stacks
- Healthcare domain knowledge
- Development of AI components using Python and familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol)
- MongoDB (NoSQL data modeling)
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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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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