Senior Software Engineer

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.

As part of our Claims DevOps team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions that support key claims processing capabilities. In this role, you will work within a collaborative, fast-paced environment leveraging Java full-stack technologies, cloud platforms, and relational/non-relational databases (Oracle, MongoDB, MySQL) to optimize claims workflows and ensure high system availability. You will leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline engineering workflows, automate tasks, and enhance operational efficiency while prioritizing production stability and supporting FACETS claims processing workflows.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions using Java full-stack frameworks, databases, and cloud platforms
• Write clean, maintainable, efficient, and well-documented code adhering to established software engineering standards
• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous operational improvement
• Evaluate emerging trends to inform solution design and strategic innovation within claims operations
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, technical code reviews, and retrospectives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, product owners, and technical architects to translate business requirements into scalable software implementations
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues across development, testing, and production environments with an understanding of operational priorities and production delays
• Support continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Kubernetes to streamline software delivery
• Participate in automated unit testing, functional testing, and performance optimization of software application components
• 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:

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience developing full-stack Java applications
• 4+ years of experience working with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, SQL Server, MySQL, or MongoDB, including stored procedure development
• 4+ years of experience with DevOps tools and automation pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes)
• 4+ years of experience using API testing tools such as Postman or Insomnia
• Demonstrated experience utilizing enterprise-approved AI tools to optimize daily coding, debugging, or task automation workflows

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Hands-on experience with programming and scripting languages, including Python, Java, HTML, and CSS
• Experience with cloud platforms and monitoring/automation tools such as Airflow, Amazon S3, Lens, Git Bash, Splunk, or ServiceNow
• Domain knowledge or experience with FACETS claims processing
• Background in IT operations with an understanding of task prioritization and production incident resolution

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.