Senior Software Engineer II

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:

• Design, code, test, debug, document and support all types of applications consistent with established specifications and business requirements to deliver business value
• Contribute to development team and help to achieve key business objectives
• Propose innovative solutions for the existing problems of the Product
• Contribute to large, complex projects to achieve key business objectives
• Collaborate with the team on application architecture design and decision-making
• Constantly look at Performance & Security aspects and propose architectural solution for security vulnerabilities
• Fully encourage and facilitate high quality code through of support QA team efforts including but not limited to mentoring, assistance, and writing/executing automation tests as needed
• Propose and implement best in class architectural solution for big and complex systems
• Develop pioneering approaches to emerging technology and industry trends
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders
• Present and evaluate design solutions objectively and facilitate conflict resolution
• Participate in Scrum meeting, design reviews, test case reviews, and production support readiness reviews for new releases, provide inputs for go/no go decision
• Develop innovative approaches on performance optimization & automation
• Support QA, UAT and release phases of the project via defect analysis, change maintenance
• Provide technology leadership to the team
• Mentor and guide them whenever required
• Provide timely updates on tasks to reporting supervisor
• Build, maintain and strengthen relationship with stakeholders
• 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:

• Bachelor of Technology or MCA (16+ years of formal education, Correspondence courses are not relevant)
• 8+ years of software development experience
• Experience in Web servicesRestful and Soap 
• Relevant experience in Java, J2EE technologies
• Knowledge of MongoDB or similar NoSql database
• Sound knowledge of SDLC processes
• Thorough understanding of Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) concepts
• Front end skills (HTML, CSS, Vue.js or similar)
• Proficient in Ruby on Rails and similar MVC framework knowledge (Django, Spring, etc.) 
• Proven ability to execute Unit Testing (Plan, Prepare & Execute)
• Proven excellent written communication skills and ability to document technical content
• Proven ability to mentor team members

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.