Senior Software Engineer - Remote

Optum is part of the UnitedHealth Group and is dedicated to simplifying the logistics of complex workforce health programs. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will guide the team in designing, coding, testing, and debugging applications, while also mentoring others on best practices for software development.

Responsibilities:

• Designs, codes, tests and debugs applications and components that meet all technical specifications and business requirements per assigned work items
• Work closely with lead engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development
• Collaborates closely with Business Analysts on developing requirements and may assist with estimating
• Instill best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions
• Operational Excellence - build, deploy, monitor, and operation of production services
• Mentors other software engineers

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a full cycle software developer
• 5+ years of experience in an agile environment
• 5+ years of hands-on technical expertise in building web applications and RESTful web services
• 5+ years of MS SQL, PostgreSQL, or other similar relational database management system
• 5+ years of .NET Core or similar object-oriented programming language
• 5+ years of Angular, React, or other JavaScript frameworks / libraries
• 5+ years of Application containerization, deployment, and orchestration across environments
• 5+ years of CI/CD and test automation
• 5+ years building cloud-native applications in Azure or similar cloud service provider
• United States citizenship is required for this position
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top Secret security clearance
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Computer Engineering or related field and/or relevant experience
• 1+ years of experience leveraging AI tools in the software development lifecycle in order to improve quality and efficiency
• 1+ years of experience with Domain Driven Design
• 1+ years of experience with Event Driven Architecture
• 1+ years of experience with troubleshooting applications running within Kubernetes
• 1+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure and automated provisioning & configuration management
• 1+ years of experience with networking and internet protocols
• 1+ years of experience with Azure DevOps pipelines
• 1+ years of experience with GitOps principles (and tools like Flux or Argo CD)
• 1+ years of experience with Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), understanding of OWASP
• 1+ years of experience with LeSS / Large Scale Scrum