Senior Software Engineer- Remote

UnitedHealth Group • Eden Prairie, MN • 2h ago

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, build, and deploy scalable, cloud-based platforms that power high-impact solutions across UnitedHealthcare, Optum Financial, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx.

You will work closely with scientists, engineers, and product teams to develop intelligent systems using a modern technology stack, including Java, React, AI, NLP, and Large Language Models (LLMs). Your role will involve working with both structured and unstructured healthcare data to solve complex, real-world problems at scale.

In this position, you will take ownership of core services and applications, contribute to enterprise-grade system design, and help build no-code and low-code AI solutions. Your work will have a direct impact on improving the healthcare experience for millions of users.

If you are passionate about building scalable systems, applied AI, and delivering meaningful outcomes, this role offers the opportunity to grow technically while making a difference in healthcare.

Primary Responsibilities:

Collaborate closely with business stakeholders and Technical Product Owners (TPOs) to drive successful project delivery

Develop strong AI applications that are used across clinical platform teams

Solid experience in software development, ensuring high-quality solutions that meet business needs

Take ownership of operational support, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues efficiently

Actively participate in all deployment activities, ensuring smooth releases and minimizing downtime

Mentor development teams, fostering best practices in software engineering and agile delivery

Drive end-to-end delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time and align with organizational goals

Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks

Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation

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:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

5+ years of experience as a technical developer or similar role, with a track record of successfully delivering complex cloud-based projects

Industry Knowledge: 3+ years of experience in clinical or healthcare-related projects

Technical Skills: Proficiency in Java, Angular or React, Kafka, Node, GIT, Elasticsearch and Azure/GCP experience

Leadership & Collaboration: Strong ability to work with business stakeholders and end users to translate requirements into technical solutions

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with both technical teams and business partners

Preferred Qualifications:

1+ years of AI experience, working on developing AI/LLM models and leading AI teams in past

Devops, SecDevOps, SRE experience

Experience working with global teams

Camunda, PostgreSQL

Microservices, Microproducts

Kubernetes with Docker

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.

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