Pursue your passion and potential

Senior Software Engineer II JAVA

Bengaluru, India

Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

With these values to guide us, our people are committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we are honored to serve.

Integrity Compassion Inclusion Relationships Innovation Performance

Senior Software Engineer II JAVA

Requisition number: 2335423 Job category: Technology Primary location: Bengaluru, Karnataka Date posted: 03/17/2026 Overtime status: Exempt Travel: No

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:

Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable applications and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka
Collaborate with product managers and other engineers to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Implement event-driven frameworks and ensure reliable, high-throughput data processing within our systems
Maintain and enhance existing applications, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and company standards
Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to continuous improvement of the development process
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues as they arise to ensure system stability and reliability
Leverage AI-powered tools to enhance productivity and efficiency in day-to-day development
Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends related to our tech stack
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

Qualifications - External

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of hands-on experience in software development using Java, Spring Boot, and event-driven frameworks such as Kafka
Experience with cloud-native development (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Experience working within Agile development teams
Experience with relational databases
Solid understanding of security principles and industry best practices for developing secure REST APIs
Solid understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful API development
Familiarity with design and architectural patterns including Domain-Driven Design
Proven solid problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Proven excellent communication and collaboration skills
Proven exposure to CI/CD pipelines and test automation
Proven ability to leverage AI tools for productivity enhancement

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with real-time systems and high-throughput data processing
Experience in troubleshooting and resolving production issues in distributed systems

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.

Apply Internal apply

Benefits

Our mission of helping people live healthier lives extends to our team members. Learn more about our range of benefits designed to help you live well.