Software Engineering Lead – Java and Angular

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:

• Enhance existing products as well as create new offerings utilising the latest technology. (React, Next.JS)
• Understand and communicate new product and solution requirements back to the solution development and management team.
• Lead others toward technical accomplishment, collaborative project team efforts and achievement of important project goals.
• Independent communication with business partners to resolve design issues and negotiate project related items such as priorities and completion deadlines.
• This role includes, 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.
• Build and lead a High Performing Engg. team to deliver projects that meet business objectives and solve critical user problems.
• Collaborate closely with key leaders to develop strategic projects, plans and processes, streamline decision-making, and develop and manage an engineering team.
• Act as a technical leader in internal teams including managing code reviews, post project analysis and clearly articulating throughout the duration of projects what is important to the project’s success and focuses on the critical few and priorities to improve.
• Provide leadership for execution, create opportunities around AI/ML , Leverage, and adopting  Gen AI as a part of  world class technology, product development and application engineering team delivering a world class enterprise solutions portfolio and offering enabling services.
• 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:

• Experience in a world class enterprise solutions portfolio and offering enabling services
• Experience on developing solutions with special focus on Security, Performance and Resiliency 
• Worked in microservices environment with good attitude and the passion and persistence to solve complex problems
• React, Next.Js, Angular, Kafka and Camunda knowledge
• Understanding of some core development tools like Maven, Sonar, Fortify, Jfrog Xray
• Proven excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical colleagues. Collaborate with stakeholders, business, Partner Solution Architects, and Technical Architects to ensure that the Solution is accurate to deliver outcomes to the client and reliable from a technology perspective

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of containerization and docker platforms like Kubernetes and CI/CD using Jenkins, Gitlab etc.
• Snowflake, PostGress, Eventhub 2.0 knowledge

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.