Senior Software Engineer

UnitedHealth Group•Minneapolis, MN

9d•$91,700 - $163,700•Remote

About The Position

Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to provide technical leadership for ECDH development supporting URQP, a clinical quality initiative. The role leads and mentors software developers who build scalable solutions for processing and delivering complex clinical data at enterprise scale. It combines hands-on software design and development with technical leadership, and calls for adapting quickly in a fast-paced environment while using generative and agentic AI to accelerate development, testing, automation, and operational support. The engineer partners with product, architecture, engineering, and business stakeholders to solve technical challenges and deliver reliable, high-quality solutions. The position may be performed remotely from anywhere within the United States, subject to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy. The stated annual salary range is $91,700 to $163,700 for full-time employment. Compensation depends on factors including local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications. Benefits and incentive programs are subject to eligibility requirements. Applicants must pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Requirements

6+ years of software development experience.
3+ years of hands-on experience building, deploying, and maintaining applications in Azure, GCP, or AWS.
3+ years of experience with Python and Java.
3+ years of experience with SQL/NoSQL databases.
2+ years of experience with RESTful API development (FastAPI) and microservices architecture.
At least 1 year of experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes orchestration.
At least 1 year of experience using AI development lifecycle (DLC) tools to optimize coding efficiency, test automation, and software delivery.
Applicants must pass a drug test before beginning employment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
Hands-on experience in AI/ML engineering or a related technical field.
Familiarity with ethical AI governance frameworks and privacy-enhancing technologies.
2+ years of hands-on experience with AI agents or multi-agent systems, such as LLMs, prompt engineering, Google ADK, MCP, or agentic AI frameworks.
Demonstrated experience implementing testing patterns, automated testing frameworks, and CI/CD practices.
Customer-focused and quality-driven mindset with proven technical leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, deployment, and production support of scalable ECDH solutions supporting the URQP clinical quality initiative.
Lead and mentor software developers, providing technical direction and fostering engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Provide hands-on development, including solution design, rapid prototyping, and proof-of-concept development.
Design and build data-intensive applications and services that process complex clinical and quality data at enterprise scale.
Apply generative and agentic AI to accelerate software development, testing, troubleshooting, automation, and operational workflows.
Contribute hands-on across architecture, development, performance optimization, testing, deployment, and production support.
Establish and promote engineering practices for scalability, reliability, observability, automated testing, and CI/CD.
Partner with product owners, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate evolving requirements into pragmatic technical solutions.
Lead technical problem solving, identify risks and dependencies, and maintain delivery momentum in a fast-paced environment.
Communicate technical decisions, delivery status, risks, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
Evaluate emerging AI and software engineering technologies to improve ECDH development, delivery, and operations.