Software Engineering Lead

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.  

The Software Engineer is responsible for leading the design and delivery of production-ready features for secure web-based applications. Responsible for participating in the full application lifecycle including support of the application in production by researching and resolving production issues. It is important that this candidate thrives in an environment where they creatively design software solutions to meet high-level business value statements.  This individual needs to be able to work independently and solve complex engineering problems and should not expect to receive comprehensive specifications that prescribe what is to be built.  In addition to these individual creative skills, this job will require a high level of team collaboration and working within the bounds of accepted conventions and practices of Agile software development.  An ability to ensure design and interface consistency is key. The role requires commitment to the end result and to do what it takes to deliver complete solutions.  This role will be required to produce technical documentation, conduct design reviews and accommodate feedback.        

Primary Responsibilities:

• Full stack .Net development
• Design, develop, and maintain web applications and REST API's
• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, business analysts and other developers to define and implement innovative solutions
• Assist in the development of user stories and task estimates
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget
• Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize performance
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team
• Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and desktop-based business applications built on Microsoft technologies
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software
• Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems. Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties
• Involved through the entire software development lifecycle of analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation and support
• Continually grow personal skillset and knowledge base with independent research
• 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

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience on C#
• 5+ years of experience on ASP.Net MVC
• 3+ years of experience on T-SQL, SQL Server
• 3+ years of experience on REST API
• 3+ years building web applications and REST APIs using C#, ASP.NET Core & MVC, Entity Framework 4.5, LINQ, OAuth 2.0, XML, and SQL Server
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with front end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular), CSS, HTML, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• 2+ years of experience on React
• Hands-on experience spanning the full software development lifecycle (analysis → design → coding → testing → implementation → support), Agile/Scrum ceremonies, peer code reviews, and CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions).
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging production issues, building diagnostics/instrumentation, and participating in on call rotations.
• Experience with test automation (xUnit/NUnit, Playwright/Selenium) and pipeline quality gates (static analysis, SCA, SAST/DAST)
• Solid Design Experience
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Experience/knowledge in Entity Framework 4.5+
• Experience/knowledge in.Net Core
• Experience/knowledge in LINQ
• Experience/knowledge in JavaScript, jQuery
• Experience/knowledge in CSS
• Experience/knowledge in HTML
• Experience/knowledge in XML
• Experience/knowledge in OAuth
• Experience/knowledge in GIT
• Experience/knowledge in Unit Testing
• Proficiency with solution design, secure coding, unit/integration testing, and performance optimization across the stack
• Proficient in object-oriented design and Design patterns
• Understanding and experience applying solid engineering design principles. Proficient in object-oriented design and Design patterns
• Willing to do pair programming
• Proven solid communication skills
• Proven excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem solving; habit of identifying improvement opportunities and encouraging team growth.
• Proven ability to produce clear technical documentation (architecture, API specs, runbooks) and status reports; strong collaboration with product managers, BAs, designers, and other developers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ 204) or Azure Architect, and/or Scrum/Agile certification (PSM I/CSM).
• Experience with agile development methodologies and pair programming
• Experience/knowledge in Azure or AWS
• Experience/knowledge in SiteCore
• Experience/knowledge in ForgeRock
• Experience/knowledge in SOAP web services
• Experience/knowledge in TypeScript
• Experience/knowledge in Mobile development
• Experience/knowledge in React, Blazor
• Experience/knowledge in Azure and AWS cloud experience
• Demonstrated leadership in peer reviews, inner source contributions, technical debt reduction, and continuous improvement practices; familiarity with product metrics and operational KPIs

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.