Principal Tech Prod Mgr

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.

 

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Create strong browser-based web applications, database, data pipeline, API, and cloud infrastructure solutions with an emphasis on reuse, quality, and simplicity.
• Mentor and coach the other engineers to overcome obstacles and help them to deliver the best technical solutions
• Manage daily stand-ups and collaborate with many engineers, analysts, and business partners
• Develop robust, configurable, and scalable solutions that meet functional needs. Ensure technical requirements are incorporated into solutions such as performance, availability, security, and disaster recovery
• Support all phases of testing including functional, performance, and user testing
• Implement, protect, and support many private REST APIs
• Apply modern software engineering best practices to create the best outcomes
• Create reusable and elegant code that is version controlled using git/GitHub
• Quickly identify defect root causes and drive towards resolution within an incident management lifecycle
• Uses a critical thinking and proactive mindset to prevent issues and write mature software

 

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualification:

• 10+ years of total software engineering experience
• 5+ years of Python development experience
• 5+ years of web service development experience with Flask, FastAPI, NodeJS, or a comparable backend web framework
• 5+ years of experience working with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Bootstrap 5, JQuery, and/or other common front-end technologies. The person needs to have good attention to detail and be able to produce intuitive user interfaces with consistent patterns.
• 5+ years of SQL development experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, or a similar relational database
• 3+ years of automated code deployment experience using git and CI/CD technologies (e.g. Jenkins)
• 3+ years of experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• 2+ years of experience managing cloud-hosted services and production environments in either Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working within the Human Resources (People Team) domain or supporting a similar corporate function such as Finance or Corporate Accounting.
• Experience with Human Capital Management systems like Oracle Cloud HCM
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting abilities

 

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

 

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $132,200 to $226,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

 

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

 

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.

 

 

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

 

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.