Sr Software Engineer - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•San Diego, CA

13h•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. Optum Insight partners with payers, providers, governments and life sciences companies to simplify and enhance clinical, administrative and financial processes through software-enabled services and analytics, while advancing value-based care. Our differentiated products, technology insights, clinical expertise and analytics support the entire health system — ultimately delivering better experiences for consumers. Optum Insight Technology and Engineering is a critical function in Optum Insight driving the innovation and value we provide our customers and partners. This team is focused on products, solutions, platform / enabling capability development, product development lifecycle, engineering excellence and connectivity to Optum Technology. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or 5+ years of equivalent software development experience
3+ years of frontend development using React (Typescript)
3+ years of experience using HTML/CSS/JavaScript
3+ years of experience developing APIs using Python (FastAPI)
3+ years of Unit Test experience

Nice To Haves

Cloud experience in either Azure or AWS
No SQL Database (Mongo DB) experience
.Net (C#) experience
Exposure to DevOps (Teraforms / GitHub Actions)

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and modify highly specialized computer applications to drive user efficiency and overall business success
Ensure applications meet demanding standards for privacy and security as required by strict internal policies and industry-specific regulations
Create efficient, high-performance enhancements to these applications, enhancements that address and achieve specific customer goals
Quickly and effectively design, develop, and implement new technology features that build on existing functionality, including but not limited to integrating with new technology
Ensure compliance with software development life cycle protocols and ensure project priorities are recorded and satisfied according to those protocols, raising any risk factors to the appropriate project management team
Constantly improve functionality, reliability, testability, availability, latency, scalability, and efficiency of applications
Adhere to version control, release management, and deployment protocols to distribute new functionality to the user base
Satisfy data accessibility standards by ensuring all electronic information and technology is fully usable by people with disabilities
Facilitate all quality assurance protocols, including user acceptance testing, by quickly resolving issues and providing all required metrics and data, including issue tracking
Design and develop reporting as needed to summarize and analyze application functionality
Ensure these proprietary applications satisfy rigorous internally defined technical requirements for performance, resiliency, availability and scalability
Collaborate with solutions users to build, extend, and enhance applications that accelerate efficiency and innovation across the organization
Provide post deployment support and to quickly respond to and resolve unexpected service problems in production.
Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks.
Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation