Senior Software Engineer – .Net, Azure

Requisition Number: 2283177
Job Category: Technology
Primary Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

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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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Software Engineer Lead is a senior level position working in a diverse environment to utilize their skills to lead across multiple teams.  This role requires excellent programming, mentoring, and leadership skills which are used to help guide and mentor all levels of software engineers. The Software Engineer Lead has strong communication and technical abilities. In addition, critical, analytical and problem-solving skills are required to assist various teams and customers with complex issues.  

  1. Interpret business requirements and technical specification documents. Assist the teams to identify the gaps and opportunities for improvement of Existing business requirements and technical specifications 

  1. Investigate, analyze and document reported software defects, Perform maintenance programming and correction of identified software defects 

       3.  Collaborate with cross– functional teams to continuously improve code quality, development     practices and processes. 

 

       4.  Maintain Development Standards and Perform Critical Development and Release operations 

       5.   Mentoring software engineer with development best practices 

 

       6. Collaborating with other departments to insure delivery of complex and integrated software features 

       7. Troubleshoot and debug complex technical issues and provide timely resolution to technical challenges 

       8. Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback 



    Technical skills 

    • C# 

    • C++ 

    • Restful API  

    • Familiar with SQL Server and T-SQL 

    • Familiar with Git/GitLab/GitHub 

     

     

    • A mastery of and extensive experience with Object Oriented Design Patterns and their application in enterprise software applications 

    • Extensive experience developing web services 

    • Demonstrated leadership and mentoring abilities  

    • Demonstrated ability of developing software components with no guidance 

    • Ability to perform under pressure 

    • Ability to deliver highly complex projects in a timely manner 

    • Must have a strong aptitude for programming and analytical thinking 

    • Must have effective communication and interpersonal skills 

    • Ability to interpret written requirements and technical specifications 

    • Ability to write software code according to published standards and industry best practices 

    • A commitment to quality 

    • Demonstrated ability to lead across multiple highly agile teams  

     

     

     

     

    EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 

     

    • A Bachelor’s degree in a related field 

    • At least five (8) years of professional experience developing software with .Net platform 

     Or 

    • A Master’s degree with at least three (5) years of professional experience in software development with the .NET programming language 

    • Demonstrated knowledge of standard programming concepts, practices and algorithms 

     

     

    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.

    Additional Job Detail Information

    Requisition Number 2283177

    Business Segment Optum

    Employee Status Regular

    Travel No

    Country: IN

    Overtime Status Exempt

    Schedule Full-time

    Shift Day Job

    Telecommuter Position No

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