Software Engineering Lead - .Net, C# and Angular

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:

• Technical Leadership: Own software architecture, design reviews, code quality, and engineering best practices
• Team Management: Hire, mentor, and manage performance for 4+ software engineers
• Delivery & Strategy: Manage product lifecycles, project milestones, budgeting, and resource allocation
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with product, product management, and cross-functional teams for on-time delivery
• Operational Excellence: Drive adoption of AI/ML, DevOps, and cloud-native engineering
• Optimize performance, parallel processing, and distributed computing, while implementing auto-scaling strategies
• Collaborate directly with stakeholders to define requirements and performance expectations, often in a client-facing, on-site, or hybrid capacity
• Implement microservices and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes) utilizing CI/CD toolchains (TFS, Git, Jenkins). Integrate AI/ML pipelines and enable AI‑driven automation across the SDLC
• Implement security best practices, including access controls, encryption, and network segmentation to meet industry standards
• Provide ongoing maintenance, troubleshooting, and support to ensure high availability and performance
• 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:

• 7+ years experience in C#.NET, ASP.NET, MVC, Windows Services, Angular, SQL Server, HTML, CSS, HTTP REST calls
• 2+ years hands-on experience with Azure/AWS services, AI/ML
• Experience of implementing solutions with personal accountability for delivering on time
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
• Proven experience integrating AI/ML processes into cloud and DevOps workflows
• Solid team working skills across client, supplier and geographically dispersed virtual teams
• Ability to hire, mentor, and manage performance for 4+ software engineers.
• Ability to own software design, code reviews, code quality, and engineering best practices.
• Ability to partner with product, product management, and cross-functional teams for on-time delivery.
• Proficient with Git and DevOps practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Azure, Reporting Skills (Power BI, Power Query, SSRS)
• SharePoint skills (Server Object Model, JSOM/CSOM, SharePoint REST API, PHA, SHA)
• Proactively identify risks/issues with deliverables and communicate how to mitigate
• Demonstrates commitment to IT methodologies, processes and standards

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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