Senior Software Engineer II – JAVA FSD

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.

Fullstack Java developer with 10+ years of experience in an agile environment, covering design, development, testing, documentation, and deployment. Hands-on experience in creating design flows, UI mockups, and actively engaging in team discussions. Expert in microservice-based development with solid skills in UI design pages and hands-on experience in Angular and React.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Be able to apply development best practices adhering to engineering principles by writing high-quality, secure code that is modular, functional, and testable
• Be able to support production deployment, system maintenance, and operations of applications; respond to incident tickets in a timely manner
• Be able to participate in GitHub PRs, peer designs, code reviews, tests, and automations, providing optimization and simplification recommendations
• 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

Technical Skills

• Programming: Latest Java versions, Spring Boot Microservices, REST APIs
• UI Technologies: React, Angular
• Databases: Postgres SQL, Oracle SQL
• DevOps Tools: GitHub/GitActions, Jenkins
• Cloud & Container Orchestration: Azure, OCI, Docker, Kubernetes
• Agile Tools: Rally, Confluence
• Additional: Knowledgeable in Healthcare Platform (plus), solid understanding of Azure/AWS
• AI Technologies: Solid understanding of Generative AI models, RAG frameworks, Vector DB, integration of tools in LLM models, MCP server (plus)

Required Qualifications:

• BE/B.Tech/MCA
• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience on production-grade systems
• 8+ years of experience with one or more of Java, Spring Boot and proficiency in UI technologies like Angular, React
• 4+ years of hands-on experience working on a cloud platform (Azure)
• 1+ years of experience with AI technologies, LLM models
• Experience working and collaborating with geographically distributed teams
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and knowledge of GitHub Actions
• Proven excellent problem-solving and debugging skills

Preferred Qualification:

• 3+ years of experience with either React or any other UI framework

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.