Senior Software Engineer

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Our team delivers advanced analytics application development and support for Optum Payment Integrity, enabling data driven identification of overpayments and recovery opportunities across Data Mining, Coordination of Benefits (COB), Fraud, Waste, Abuse & Error (FWAE), and Subrogation.

In this role, you will design and build scalable analytics and applications, enhance existing solutions, and support production systems using modern big data and cloud technologies. You will work across the full development lifecycle-partnering with business and technical teams to translate complex requirements into high quality, production ready solutions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable big data and cloud based analytics solutions using Python, PySpark, Spark, and Scala
• Build and enhance analytics rules engines that support payment integrity use cases
• Develop and maintain applications and services on Azure, including Databricks and Azure Data Factory
• Design and implement APIs to integrate with enterprise data sources
• Identify gaps, risks, and optimization opportunities in existing solutions and data pipelines
• Research, evaluate, and apply new tools, frameworks, and patterns to strengthen platform sustainability
• Collaborate with product, architecture, QA, and engineering teams throughout the SDLC
• Produce technical documentation and participate in production support activities
• Create prototypes, proof of concepts, and participate in design and code reviews
• Provide input on technical architecture and contribute to accurate development effort estimates
• Continuously expand technical skills through self directed learning

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree  
• 7+ years of IT work experience
• 5+ years of DevOps experience in Azure Cloud environment, including Azure Data Factory(ADF), Databricks
• 3+ years of experience developing with PySpark, Spark, and Python, SCALA for big data processing
• 1+ years of experience in front end development experience on Node or React js
• 1+ years of proficiency in MySQL and Snowflake
• 1+ years of experience with VS Code and GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of healthcare compliance standards (HIPAA)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment strategies
• Proven exposure to AI/ML best practices for data engineering and automation
• Proven unit testing for data pipelines using PyTest
• Proven databricks expertise: cluster management, job optimization, and Delta Lake
• Proven performance tuning for Spark jobs and distributed data pipelines
• Local to Richardson, TX or Eden Prairie, MN

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.