Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is a global organization that delivers care aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and develop secure cloud platform services and software, collaborating with teams and adhering to Agile methodologies. The role involves coding, mentoring, and ensuring high-quality standards in software development.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate secure cloud platform services and software that meet business requirements
- Demonstrate experience with the full development life cycle for large-scale software products, including extensive knowledge of service-oriented architectures, design patterns, data, and web services
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with other engineers and offshore/global teams
- Understand product, project, and consumer priorities and follow Agile methodologies to deliver features within the specified timeline
- Independently perform coding and unit testing, and assist/mentor team members as needed, including conducting code reviews
- Adhere to code quality standards, development best practices, and deliver defect-free code
- Partner with the business and enterprise architecture team to understand requirements and design/develop end-to-end solutions
- Practice agile solution delivery and influence teams towards engineering best practices, such as DevOps, CI/CD, and everything-as-code
- Understand performance parameters, debug, fix application performance issues, and address/resolve operations tickets within guided SLAs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or IT related field
- 6+ years of experience in large-scale distributed system development, including hands-on operational experience
- 6+ years of experience in applying object-oriented principles and recommended design patterns to create robust and scalable system designs
- 6+ years of hands-on experience with Java/J2EE (preferably Java 17 and above), Spring Boot, REST Web Services
- 4+ years of experience working with Microservices and Event-driven architecture like Kafka
- 3+ years of experience/knowledge on Docker/Kubernetes
- 3+ years of expertise with Junit or any other test framework
- 2+ years of experience in automation of CI/CD and source control systems such as Git
- 2+ years of experience working with Postgres SQL or any other similar Database
- 2+ years of experience with Cloud environments and architecture, preferably Azure
- 2+ years of engineering experience in building infrastructure using code (Terraform) and repeatable designs
- 1+ years of AI experience, working on developing AI/LLM models and leading AI teams in past
- Experience with ReactJS
- Expertise with JUnit, TestNG, or any other test framework. JUnit test cases and knowledge of the DevOps toolchain
- Healthcare domain background
- Proven solid troubleshooting skills
- Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation
- All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
- Flexibility to work remotely • from anywhere within the U.S.
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