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.

This Application Management role is responsible for the end-to-end design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and support of applications built on Angular, .NET Core, Azure, SQL Server, and HCC Kubernetes platforms. The role contributes to delivering secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions while supporting application modernization, cloud adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives. The engineer will work closely with product, business, and technology teams to develop capabilities aligned with the product roadmap and ensure operational excellence across the application lifecycle.

The role leverages AI-assisted engineering practices to improve productivity, quality, and speed of delivery through code generation, test automation, documentation, root-cause analysis, defect prediction, and design recommendations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise applications using Angular, .NET Core, Azure, SQL Server, and Kubernetes technologies
• Implement scalable, secure, and high-quality software solutions following established architecture and engineering standards
• Develop, review, and maintain clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Leverage AI-enabled development tools to accelerate coding, automate testing, improve documentation, and enhance troubleshooting and productivity
• Build and maintain automated unit, integration, regression, and performance tests to ensure application quality and reliability
• Participate in application modernization initiatives, including cloud migration, microservices adoption, and platform enhancements
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, and cloud deployments
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and provide ongoing application support to meet business and operational requirements
• Collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, architects, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver product roadmap commitments
• Contribute to design discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement activities to enhance engineering excellence and operational efficiency
• Stay current with emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and industry best practices, applying them where appropriate to improve solutions and processes
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, security standards, regulatory requirements, and operational procedures
• Basic, structured, standard approach to work
• 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 Qualification:

• Graduate degree or equivalent 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.