Lead Software Engineer

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together

By delivering solutions across spectrums of health care Optum is focused on our aspiration of improving experiences and outcomes for everyone we serve while reducing the total cost of care. In support of this, OptumInsight’s purpose is to connect the health care system with trusted services, analytics and platforms that make clinical and administrative processes valuable, easy and efficient for everyone.

As the Lead Software Engineer you will support a mission critical (P1) API Marketplace platform within the UnitedHealthcare Provider organization. The platform serves as a centralized API gateway that enables providers, hospital systems, billing groups, vendors, and patients to securely access key healthcare functions such as eligibility verification, claims submission, prior authorizations, referrals, and cost share details (copays and coinsurance).

For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Architecture & Design
  • Produce scalable architecture designs and develop shared components or patterns that can be reused across products and teams
  • Define business problems and design technical solutions within enterprise or line of business architecture guidelines
  • Create design documents, articulate architectural decisions, and align with other lead engineers
  • Make build vs buy decisions, select tooling, and craft team specific architectural patterns
  • Ensure designs support organizational technical strategy and meet long term maintainability goals
  • Identify reuse opportunities and establish checks and validation mechanisms to confirm solution effectiveness
  • Maintain accountability for engineering quality, design health, and solving the intended business problem
• AI
  • Design, develop and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business 
  • Challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI
  • Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks and drive
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship
  • Mentor junior and mid level engineers in 1:1 and small group settings
  • Influence team roadmaps, technology strategy, and cross team architectural decisions
  • Present and contribute to tech talks, brown bags, documentation sites, and internal blogs
  • Own external integration layer details and guide teams in resolving complex issues
• Code Reviews & Standards
  • Lead by example with high quality Pull Requests (PRs) that follow best practices in size, clarity, and documentation
  • Provide actionable and timely feedback on PRs across accountable teams and resolve issues before merging
  • Serve as a sought after reviewer for complex components or patterns beyond immediate team boundaries
  • Continually improve code review processes and establish best practices
• Coding & Implementation
  • Solve complex business and technical challenges by writing high quality, scalable, performant, and extensible code
  • Drive adoption of best practices, design patterns, and coding standards across teams
  • Define and enforce code management strategies (branching, merging, release flow)
  • Create documentation to support reuse and evangelize shared components
• Automation & Efficiency
  • Ensure all solutions follow best practice automation standards with robust pipelines and CI/CD improvements
  • Implement performance and resiliency testing into core functional flows
  • Continuously refine processes, deprecate outdated practices, and optimize development efficiency
  • Own monitoring and optimization of pipeline usage, cost, and efficiency
• Security
  • Develop and enforce security best practices, including threat prevention measures
  • Conduct code reviews for security vulnerabilities and own remediation for critical issues
  • Define strategy and automation of security/compliance tooling within the SDLC
  • Lead cross team adoption of strict security practices

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 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
• 12+ years of professional experience in backend or enterprise software development
• 8+ years of hands on experience with Java/J2EE, including modern frameworks and best practices
• 8+ years of experience designing and building RESTful APIs, working with databases, and leveraging Spring frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Azure, including cloud native development and deployment practices
• 5+ years working in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Python, PySpark, Snowflake & Databricks experience  
• Proven excellent analysis, process, problem solving and critical thinking skills 
• Proven ability to change and adapt quickly, Excellent Team Player showcasing independence and ownership

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 $112,700 to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.