Senior Software Engineer II

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:

• Implementing end to end features and user stories from analysis/design, building of feature, validation and deployment and post deployment support
• Design, code, test, and debug Java applications using best practices, ensuring high performance, security, and maintainability
• 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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in software development using Java, React Js, Spring Boot, and event-driven frameworks such as Kafka
• Solid knowledge on JAVA, J2EE, Spring MVC, Spring Boot and Rest APIs, Azure, Apache Kafka and Streaming. Knowledge on AI Tools (MS Copilot), Kubernetes, Jenkins, CI/CD Pipelines
• Experience with cloud-native development (Azure, AWS 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
• AI Builder (Copilot & Other tools)
• 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.