Software Engineering Lead

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.  

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain Java application within all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Develop, test, implement and maintain application software working with established processes
• Communicate effectively with other engineers and QA
• Establish, refine and integrate development and test environment tools and software as needed
• Identify production and non-production application issues
• Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications of Java developed projects
• Provide technical support and consultation for Java application and infrastructure questions Serve as a mentor to less experienced Developers
• 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 with front-end technologies like Angular and ReactJ
• Experience with Micro services 
• Experience in providing technical guidance and inculcating engineering best practices within development teams
• Experience with DevOps Tools like Jenkins/XL Deploy
• Experience in conducting design and code reviews
• Solid experience developing web applications on the Java platform (Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Web Services)
• Solid knowledge of RDBMS and experience working with SQL Server/Oracle and No SQL including writing complex join queries and SQL query tuning
• Sound knowledge and experience of unit testing methodologies and frameworks (e.g. MOQ)
• Exposure to complete software product lifecycle encompassing requirements analysis, prototyping, architecture, design, development, testing and deployment
• Proficiency in applying object-oriented principles and recommended design patterns to create robust and scalable system designs
• Data Model design and implementation for solutions from high level requirement
• Ability to independently troubleshoot problems and zero in on the likely root causes for Sev1 production issues
• Proactive in identifying and escalating potential risks and impediments and coming up with alternative solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Java certification
• Experience with Cloud based technologies such as Docker, Mesos, Kubernets, AWS, Openshift or similar container technologies 
• Experience working in teams following Agile development methodologies (Iterative, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban)
• Experience with Linux or UNIX platform
• Experience creating version management strategy and working knowledge of version control systems like Git/GitHub
• Fundamental knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Knowledge of application monitoring tools Splunk, Dynatrace
• Sound understanding of basic operating system and networking concepts 
• Define and drive improvements in the overall quality including automation, code coverage and inspection processes
• Ability to do POC on emerging tech stack
• Contribution to Open Source projects

Essential Soft Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Assertive leadership qualities
• Ownership and accountability for the assigned tasks
• Excellent team player and collaborator

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.