Software Engineer

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:

• Join a development team to perform all phases of software engineering including requirements analysis, application design, code development and testing
• Own the build/deploy/release process and find ways to automate and improve our pipeline at every step
• Design reusable components, frameworks, and libraries
• Participate in an Agile / Scrum / Kanban methodology to deliver high-quality software releases every 2 weeks
• Collaborate on the design with other team members and product owners, both inside and outside the scrum team
• Participates in code reviews to ensure code developed meets coding best practices guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines 
• 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 of Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of Software Engineering experience
• Cloud: 1+ years of experience building and shipping production software in a scaled distributed environment in public cloud
• Databases: Experience with relational databases or non-relational databases
• DevOps: Experience with Docker and CI/CD tools/services
• UI/UX: Proficiency with any JavaScript-based UI framework
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git and GitHub

Preferred Qualifications:

• UI Frameworks: Experience with React/React Native (preferred), Angular, Blazor
• Databases: Experience with Microsoft SQL, DynamoDB
• Message Queue Systems: Experience with AWS SQS, RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka
• Testing Tools/Services/Frameworks: Knowledge of Playwright, Cucumber, SauceLabs, Cypress, Appium
• AI Integration: Knowledge and experience in integrating AI technologies into software engineering processes and products. Ability to leverage AI for improving development workflows, enhancing product features, and optimizing team performance
• Cloud: Familiarity with AWS (preferred), Azure, GCP
• Backend: Proficiency in GoLang (preferred), Rust, GraphQL, .NET, Java

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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