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Software Engineering Lead

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.

Software Engineering Lead

Requisition number: 2351183 Job category: Technology Primary location: Bengaluru, Karnataka Date posted: 05/12/2026 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:

  • Use best practices and experience to design, code, build, and test software solutions
  • Determine best technical solutions and document detailed design based on requirements
  • Lead application build team for selected projects
  • Providing accurate and timely estimates for tasks
  • Provide support and leadership in critical production support issue resolution.
  • Role will be final escalation point for supporting application and performing root cause analysis.
  • Support the team for application availability, reliability and stability on a 7 by 24 by 365 basis
  • Conduct or facilitate root cause analysis on all in-scope incidents and recommend a corrective action plan
  • Lead team efforts to achieve timely resolution of all production issues meeting or exceeding Service Level Agreements
  • Conduct code review to ensure the work delivered by the team is of high quality standards
  • Mentor other developers on coding standards, problem solving, and application architecture
  • 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:

  • Graduate degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of development and testing experience in C# / .Net programming language
  • 5+ years of development and testing experience in Angular programming language
  • 5+ years of experience working with Sybase or/and SQL Database
  • 5+ years of Senior level Applications Developer experience
  • 5+ years of SDLC experience
  • 5+ years Database Design/Programming (Stored Procedures) 
  • Proven solid organizational skills and focus on accuracy and attention to detail
  • Proven excellent analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
  • Proven self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and in a team environment

Beneficial Experience & Skills:

  • Healthcare Industry Experience
  • TriZetto Facets Application experience

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.

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.

Life

Resources and support to focus on what matters most to you, in every facet of your life.

Emotional

Education, tools and resources to help you reduce and manage stress, build resilience and more.

Physical

Health plans and other coverage to support wellness for you and your loved ones.

Financial

Benefits for today and to help you plan for the future, including your retirement.

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