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 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:

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry trends related to payment systems and cloud computing Design and implement microservices-based architecture using domain-driven design principles
  
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure system performance and availability
  
• Develop highly resilient and highly available components for the payment system
• 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’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  
• 7+ years of overall software engineering experience
  
• 5+ years of experience programming in Java and experience with modern frameworks and libraries
  
• 5+ years of experience with PostgreSql, MS SQL Server, or Oracle database
  
• 5+ years of experience with SQL querying 
• 3+ years of experience with DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools
  
• 3+ years of experience in healthcare payment domain
  
• 3+ years of experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including experience with serverless architectures, containers, and orchestration
  
• 2+ years of experience with payment industry standards, protocols, and security best practices

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.