Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Lead the development of our healthcare technology platform while mentoring a growing engineering team. You'll architect scalable solutions for pharmacy workflows and insurance processing systems, drive technical standards, and take ownership of critical system components that serve healthcare providers. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Requirements
- 5+ years of Python development experience with 2+ years of experience in senior roles
- 4+ years of expertise in AWS serverless architecture (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS) or other cloud provider equivalents
- 3+ years of experience architecting serverless microservices
- 3+ years of experience with API design and service integration patterns
- 3 + years of production experience with high-availability systems handling sensitive data
- 2+ years of system design skills for complex, multi-service workflows
- 1+ years of technical leadership experience mentoring engineers and driving architectural decisions
- Experience collaborating with varied stakeholders for feature development and other domain ownership responsibilities
Nice To Haves
- Healthcare/pharmacy domain knowledge or regulated industry experience
- Data pipeline architecture and ETL system design
- Database performance tuning (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB)
Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership:
- Architect solutions for complex healthcare integration challenges
- Drive technical standards for code quality, testing, and deployment practices
- Lead code reviews and establish patterns for the engineering team
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies and development practices
- Performance monitoring and optimization of production systems
- System Ownership:
- End-to-end ownership of critical microservices and data pipelines
- Production debugging and complex issue resolution
- Capacity planning and scaling strategy for growing pharmacy network
- Security reviews and implementation of compliance requirements
- Documentation of system architecture and operational procedures
- Team & Process:
- Mentor 2-3 engineers directly, providing technical guidance and career development
- Lead technical discussions and architectural decision making
- Collaborate with Product on technical feasibility and implementation planning
- Drive sprint planning and technical task breakdown
- Participate in hiring and technical interviewing process
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
