Senior Software Engineer

UnitedHealth Group • Eden Prairie, MN

12d • 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 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.
We are seeking highly skilled Senior Developers with strong expertise in monitoring production systems/support and applications to ensure high availability and performance with skill set - Java, Spring Boot, cloud-native development, Databricks, and Azure. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, capable of independently delivering complex modules, collaborating closely with architects and leads, and ensuring high-quality, scalable engineering solutions.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success. Some of our offerings include:
Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Education Reimbursement
Employee Discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering
• 7+ years of coding experience with one or more of the following languages: Java Stack, Beam, Spark, Microservices, Spring technologies with a willingness and ability to learn new ones
• 7+ years of experience working with Oracle 11g, 12c, MySQL, NoSQL and Big data
• 7+ years of Agile development experience and knowledge of Agile ceremonies and practices
• 7+ years of experience with Unit Testing, Code Quality tools, CICD Technologies, Security and Container Technologies
• Strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Azure, Python,MicroServices, Kafka, API, Databricks
• Solid understanding of Azure cloud services and cloud-native development
• Experience with Databricks, SQL MI, and RDBMS platforms
• Good understanding of Kafka and real-time data processing concepts
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in agile teams
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS or Software Engineering
• Experience working in a Cloud environment preferably Azure
• Experience documenting test cases and functional requirements
• Ability to work independently and with a cross functional team
• Exposure to AI/ML workflows or end-to-end model integration (preferred)
• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production systems and applications to ensure high availability and performance
• Respond to production incidents within defined SLAs and drive resolution
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring or critical issues
• Escalate issues to appropriate engineering or vendor teams when required
• Provide Level 2 / Level 3 support for production applications and services
• Troubleshoot application, database, and infrastructure issues
• Support batch jobs, schedulers, and data pipelines; ensure successful daily operations
• Validate fixes and coordinate deployments to production environments
• Actively monitor alerts, logs, and dashboards to proactively detect issues
• Improve system stability by identifying and mitigating potential risks
• Participate in on-call rotations and weekend or after-hours support as needed
• Support production releases, hotfixes, and configuration changes
• Validate change requests and ensure adherence to change management processes
• Perform post-deployment verification and rollback support if required
• Identify opportunities to automate manual operational tasks
• Create or enhance monitoring, alerting, and self-healing mechanisms
• Continuously improve incident response and operational processes
• Maintain runbooks, and operational documentation
• Document known issues, workaround procedures, and lessons learned
• Share knowledge with team members to improve overall support efficiency
• Coordinate with development, QA, infrastructure, and business teams
• Provide clear production status updates to stakeholders and leadership
• Participating in incident post-mortems and continuous improvement discussions
• Ensure production support activities comply with security, audit, and regulatory requirements
• Support audits and implement required controls in production environments
• Monitor production systems and applications to ensure high availability and performance
• Using AI tools for incident triage, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting
• Applying AI to log analysis, monitoring, and anomaly detection
• Leveraging AI for automated alerts, diagnostics, and remediation support
• Ensuring production stability and code quality using AI assisted insights
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions using no-code, low-code, and advanced platforms, translating business needs into scalable applications that enhance products, workflows and decision-making

Benefits

• Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
• Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
• Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level