Senior Software Engineer – .NET Core, Azure

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. 

Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps.

These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plans and assists with oversight of testing processes and activities including defect identification and resolution
• Analyzes charts and/or diagrams of the problem to be programmed and defines system requirements in terms of system capabilities
• Assists in the development of project cost and benefit estimates to establish project worth including the development of alternative considerations
• This will result in recommendations for the installation of new systems or equipment, or to change existing systems and equipment
• Checks, instructs, assigns work, and otherwise functionally directs technical staff in order to achieve desired end-results on complex problems
• Provides subject matter expert and operational support to internal business partners
• Performs all other related duties as assigned
• Basic, structured, standard approach to work
• 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:

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience with .NET/Core/Api/Troubleshooting
• 5+ years of experience with C#, ADO. NET, API, SQL Server
• 3+ years of experience with DevOps or Azure
• Experience with Agile, Scrum and Kanban principles
• FSE .NET, API experience or knowledge
• Solid experience of operating in a quickly changing environment and driving technological innovation to meet business requirement
• Proven track record of building relationships across cross-functional teams
• Proven excellent time management, communication, decision making, and presentation skills
• Willing or flexible to work in different shifts and ability to take the on-call responsibility in rotation’

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.