Software Engineering lead – JAVA

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Deliver efficient, maintainable code using TDD in an agile environment
• Work in different roles across solution lifecycle (frontend/backend development, design, system integration, testing and support)
• Estimate development effort, collaborate with Business Analyst on User Story requirements
• Work autonomously to apply software engineering skills and practices towards product development
• Maintain source code repository, including branching and tagging as needed
• Grab product functionalities quickly and apply technical skills to excel
• Define, use and communicate design patterns and best practices
• Present and evaluate design solutions objectively
• Participate in design reviews, test case reviews
• Work closely working business, onshore partners, deployment and infrastructure teams
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Experience with Java (8+ years)
• Experience with Python (2+ years)
• Experience with AWS or Azure (2+ years)
• Experience with CI/CD process and tools
• Experience with JBoss/Wildfly
• Experience with Eclipse
• Experience with GitLab/GitHub
• Exposure to Drools, Apache JackRabbit/JackRabbit Oak, Lucene Indexes
• Experience with SAFe Agile methodology (Scrum)
• Understanding of object-oriented programming language (OOP) and troubleshooting techniques to debug source code
• Proficiency in upfront security and solid understanding of software development lifecycle
• Proven track record of continuously delivering efficient, maintainable, bug-free code
• Knowledgeable of healthcare industry and Revenue Cycle Management

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.