The Software Engineer role involves contributing to the planning and execution of software development for new features, including the design, deployment, and operation of cloud-based services.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely* from anywhere within Canada (except for the Saskatchewan province) as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Balancing the prioritization of new feature development with the resolution of technical debt
- The ideal candidate consistently upholds high standards in writing scalable, maintainable, and well-documented code, incorporating unit tests, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices
- Collaboration with user representatives and cross-functional engineering teams is essential to define requirements and implement necessary modifications
- The role also requires proactive engagement with other teams to resolve roadblocks and ensure smooth delivery
- Demonstrating leadership through technical expertise, the candidate is expected to drive innovation and continuously identify opportunities for improvement to enhance team responsiveness and adaptability
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience in building complex, highly scalable, performant, secure, reliable software systems in cloud-native environment and tools
- 3+ years of hand-on experience and solid knowledge in .NET, React, Non-SQL such as Couchbase, GKE and NGINX, as well as microservices
- Proficiency with AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Proficiency with TDD and CI/CD processes
- Proven sharp analytical abilities and proven design skills
- Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
- Proven leadership abilities in an engineering environment in driving operational excellence and best practices
Preferred Qualifications:
- Solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and asynchronous architecture
- Understanding of data modeling and database theory (ACID, CAP etc.)
- Experience in the healthcare industry working with DICOM, HL7, FHIR
- Knowledge and experience working in Public Cloud (GCP, AWS, Azure)
- Experience designing, creating, and securing APIs; Web Services (REST/JSON), OAuth, JWT, WS-Security, SAML, gRPC
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
Canada Residents Only: The salary/hourly range for Canada residents is $79,200 to $164,400 annually/per hour. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.
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.
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We’re the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare. We’re a global organization that’s evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. With our hands across all aspects of health, we'll provide you with a rewarding career that enables you to grow in the directions that best fit your passions. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Our global technology team consists of more than 30,000 innovators from around the world passionate about using technology to improve the lives of people and communities. We are modernizing the health care system through modern analytics, comprehensive clinical expertise, innovative technologies and extensive experience in improving operational and clinical performance.
As part of our team, you will be provided opportunities to channel your curiosity into initiative, working alongside distinguished engineers and developers pursuing innovations that improve the health care experience for everyone. We encourage you to dive in, explore and ask questions about creative ways to use technology to help make the health care system work like an actual system.
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