Senior Software Engineer

UnitedHealth Group•Plymouth, MN

3h•Remote

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 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. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
4+ years of experience in large scale distributed system development including hands on operational experience
4+ years of experience with technologies like Java, Spring boot, Kafka, AngularJS/ReactJS, NoSQL Database, Redis, Docker/Kubernetes, GitHub
3+ years of experience working with Microservices and Event driven architecture like Kafka
2+ years of experience in any one Cloud environment and architectures, 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 using GitHub actions or JPAC and source control system such as Git
2+ years of experience with Agile/lean development practice
All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Responsibilities

Designing, building and operating secure cloud platform services and software that meet business requirements
Proven experience with full development life cycle for large-scale software products including extensive experience with service-oriented architectures, design patterns and web services
In-depth knowledge of system programming, Deep understanding of system performance tradeoffs, load balancing, and engineering for high availability
Understand Product / Project / Consumer priorities and follow Agile methodologies to deliver features within time.
Creation/involvement in documented designs following agreed to design patterns and standards
Perform Coding and unit testing independently and assist/mentor his team members whenever required
Adherence to coding standards
Communicate effectively with other engineers/ QE and onshore team
Support the QE team during testing via defect fixes, code deployment, clarifications
Fully encourage and facilitate high quality code through of support QE team efforts including but not limited to mentoring, assistance, and writing/executing automation tests as needed
Experience mentoring/training an engineering community on development best practices
Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI