Senior Software Engineer

Optum is a global organization that delivers care aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and operate secure cloud platform services while collaborating with teams to deliver features on time using Agile methodologies. The role also involves developing AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and operate secure cloud platform services and software that meet business requirements
• Demonstrate experience with the full development life cycle for large-scale software products, including extensive knowledge of service-oriented architectures, design patterns, data, and web services
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with other engineers and offshore/global teams
• Understand product, project, and consumer priorities and follow Agile methodologies to deliver features within the specified timeline
• Independently perform coding and unit testing, and assist/mentor team members as needed, including conducting code reviews
• Adhere to code quality standards, development best practices, and deliver defect-free code
• Partner with the business and enterprise architecture team to understand requirements and design/develop end-to-end solutions
• Practice agile solution delivery and influence teams towards engineering best practices, such as DevOps, CI/CD, and everything-as-code
• Understand performance parameters, debug, fix application performance issues, and address/resolve operations tickets within guided SLAs
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Java/J2EE (preferably Java 17 and above), Spring Boot, NoSQL Database, Docker/Kubernetes, GitHub
• 5+ years of experience with Agile/lean development practices
• 4+ years of experience working with Microservices and Event-driven architecture like Kafka
• 3+ years of experience with Cloud environments and architecture, preferably Azure
• 2+ years of engineering experience in building infrastructure using code (Terraform) and repeatable designs
• 2+ years of experience in automation of CI/CD and source control systems such as Git
• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy