Software Engineer

UnitedHealth Group•Schaumburg, IL

3d•$72,800 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

As a Software Engineer at Optum Technology, you will be dedicated to designing and building high-performance pharmacy digital microproduct experiences. In this role, you will focus on developing scalable GraphQL and RESTful APIs, as well as backend microservices that enable seamless, customer-centric digital interactions for pharmacy users. You will leverage enterprise-approved AI tools into your daily workflow to streamline engineering processes, automate code generation and testing tasks, and drive continuous improvement in solution delivery. Working within an Agile environment, you will collaborate closely with digital product managers, software architects, and engineering peers to deliver resilient, modern healthcare software. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

2+ years of software development experience with modern backend programming languages (such as Node.js, TypeScript, Java, or Python)
1+ years of professional software engineering experience across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC)
1+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining GraphQL and/or RESTful APIs
1+ years of experience working with microservice architecture and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline
1+ years of experience leveraging developer productivity tools and approved AI coding assistants within daily engineering workflows
Experience building digital microproducts or pharmacy/healthcare e-commerce platforms
Experience with both GraphQL (federation, schema stitching) and RESTful API architectural patterns

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable GraphQL and RESTful APIs and microservices for pharmacy digital microproduct applications
Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle
Evaluate emerging trends to inform solution design, API architecture (GraphQL and REST), and strategic innovation
Collaborate with digital product managers, UX designers, and cross-functional technical teams to deliver modern, resilient pharmacy user experiences
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code adhering to enterprise software engineering standards, security protocols, and performance guidelines
Participate in technical design reviews, API schema reviews, and peer code reviews to ensure system reliability and API performance
Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize API query performance, microservice latency, and backend integrations in cloud environments
Support Agile practices (Scrum/Kanban) including sprint planning, estimation, daily standups, and retrospectives
Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement