Senior Software Engineer – Remote

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. 

Are you a Senior Software Development Engineer looking to join a company where your work truly makes a difference? Where you’re empowered to innovate, collaborate, and help shape the future of healthcare technology? Then this could be the opportunity for you.

We’re looking for a talented Senior Software Development Engineer to join our EMIS-X Analytics team and help us build solutions that improve the lives of healthcare professionals and patients across the UK.

This role focuses on solving Data Engineering challenges to enable NHS and other healthcare users to harness the analytical power of the EMIS-X Analytics platform. You’ll work with Python, SQL, and AWS, collaborating with data and software engineers to deliver impactful solutions.

What you’ll do:
We believe in the power of technology to make healthcare faster, better, and more accessible to all. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you’ll play a key role in helping us deliver innovative products that support healthcare professionals in making informed decisions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contributing to all stages of the development lifecycle including architecture, code reviews, testing, and non-functional requirements
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Supporting the team in achieving product delivery goals
• Collaborating across the business to establish and promote best practices
• Working with technologies such as Python, SQL, AWS, and Airflow
• Engaging in technical discussions and helping solve complex engineering problems

Who You’ll Be:
You’ll be an experienced software engineer with a passion for solving real-world problems through technology. You’ll take pride in your work, be proactive, and thrive in a collaborative environment.

You will 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 providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications: 

• Proven solid knowledge of Python and SQL
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS
• Demonstrated familiarity with version control and automated quality tools
• Proven understanding of the healthcare software landscape
• Demonstrated sense of ownership and accountability in delivering high-quality solutions

*All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy. 

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. © 2025 UnitedHealth Group. All rights reserved.