Software Engineer

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

8h•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. 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
2+ years of experience in operations/production support role
Ability to be part of an on-call rotation. When on call the shift is 8 hours per day for all 7 days of that week (including weekend)

Nice To Haves

Troubleshooting skills to triage production issues and do root cause analysis
Excellent communication skills to collaborate with technical and business teams
Ability to work and collaborate with teammates as well as other teams across the larger org and globally
Eagerness to learn new applications and tools
Capability to understand and learn without much external help
Experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL)
Experience with one of the core programming languages (e.g. Java, Python, Javascript)
Experience working with and managing apps and services in the public cloud, ideally Azure
Experience working with and managing apps and services hosted in containerized environments, ideally Kubernetes
Experience using these or similar tools: Service Now, Splunk, Datadog, Postman

Responsibilities

Troubleshooting skills to triage production issues and do root cause analysis
Excellent communication skills to collaborate with technical and business teams
Ability to work and collaborate with teammates as well as other teams across the larger org and globally
Eagerness to learn new applications and tools
Capability to understand and learn without much external help
Experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL)
Experience with one of the core programming languages (e.g. Java, Python, Javascript)
Experience working with and managing apps and services in the public cloud, ideally Azure
Experience working with and managing apps and services hosted in containerized environments, ideally Kubernetes
Experience using these or similar tools: Service Now, Splunk, Datadog, Postman