Senior Software Engineer - GCP/.NET in Canada

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.  

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud-native services powering large-scale healthcare platforms. This role focuses on GCP-based backend engineering, microservices architecture, and production system ownership supporting imaging/archive or healthcare analytics solutions.

You'll take end-to-end ownership of features-from design through deployment and production operations-while balancing new feature delivery with technical debt and system reliability.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, deploy, and operate cloud-native services using GCP technologies
• Contribute to planning and execution of software development, including estimating, sequencing work, and identifying dependencies
• Balance new feature development with technical debt, proactively identifying risks and tradeoffs
• Write scalable, maintainable, and well-documented code with unit tests, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices
• Build and maintain microservices and distributed systems with a focus on reliability, performance, and security
• Collaborate with user representatives and cross-functional engineering teams to define requirements and implement solutions
• Proactively engage with other teams to remove blockers and resolve integration issues to ensure smooth delivery
• Take ownership of production systems including monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and operational readiness
• Continuously improve engineering practices, developer productivity, and system maintainability
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks

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 or equivalent experience  
• 5+ years of software engineering experience in cloud environments  
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with C#, .NET, and microservices architecture  
• Hands-on experience with GCP, including BigQuery, GCS, Pub/Sub, GKE
• Experience with APIs, distributed systems, and CI/CD practices  
• Demonstrated problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Google Cloud certifications (Cloud Architect, Developer, or Data Engineer)
• Experience in healthcare technology (HL7, DICOM, or healthcare analytics)  
• Experience with GCP services such as Spanner, Bigtable, Dataproc, or Looker  
• Experience with observability, system design, and modernizing legacy systems  
• Experience with Python for data/analytics-focused teams

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Canada Residents Only: The salary range for Canada residents is $82,700 to $171,900 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.

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.