Software Engineer

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.

This is Developer position for GitHub Cloud Team.

Primary Responsibilities:

• This role will help in build and manage the GitHub Runners in Public Cloud, build other automation tools
• And ensure that pipelines are following best practices, documented and delivered in a scalable reusable manner
• Drive automation initiatives using infrastructure-as-code and GitHub-native tooling to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency
• Apply AI-assisted development techniques to accelerate coding, testing, and documentation
• Prototype and validate new ideas using LLM-based tools, vibe coding, and rapid development frameworks
• Leverage AI building blocks such as agentic frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enhance platform capabilities
• Document processes, configurations, and best practices to ensure knowledge sharing and operational continuity
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security, and development teams, to drive adoption, facilitate knowledge sharing, and provide training on best practices for using GitHub Actions effectively
• 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 regard 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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in deploying to cloud-based infrastructure and container orchestration platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes)
• Experience in using Tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf/Amazon Code Whisperer etc.
• Solid in programming and scripting languages (like Python, Java Script, Node.js)
• Solid understanding of software development principles, version control systems (particularly Git and GitHub), continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and infrastructure as code (IaC) concepts
• Effectively creates prompts to get desired output from generative models

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.

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