Lead Software Engineer

UnitedHealth Group • Fort Worth, TX • 5h ago

Requisition number: 2365832

Job category: Technology

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.

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:

Technical Leadership: Lead multiple engineering teams, ensuring delivery of high-quality software solutions

Architecture & Design: Interpret requirements and design scalable, secure, and maintainable systems

Mentorship: Guide and mentor engineers across levels, fostering technical growth and best practices

Innovation: Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and strategies to improve organizational efficiency

Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with architects, QA, DevOps, and product teams in a scaled agile environment

Problem Solving: Provide solutions for complex technical challenges and customer needs

AI Integration: Design and implement GenAI-powered workflows, including LLM-based agents, prompt orchestration, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)

Go Expertise: Develop backend services and microservices using Golang, ensuring performance and scalability

AI Governance: Apply responsible AI practices, including security, compliance, and ethical guidelines

Platform Development: Build reusable GenAI components, APIs, and SDKs for enterprise adoption

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 or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

5+ years of software engineering experience

2+ years of technical leadership (senior level mentoring acceptable)

2+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and observability tools

Cloud experience (Azure preferred, but any cloud acceptable)

Solid programming in Go, Java, Python, and/or React

Expertise in API design and cloud native development

Familiarity or hands on experience with GenAI frameworks (e.g., LangChain)

Familiarity with vector databases

Understanding of AI/ML Ops practices

Proven excellent communication skills

Proven ability to mentor others

Preferred Qualifications:

Certifications: TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architect, AI/ML certifications

FHIR expertise (ideally 2+ years)

Experience in healthcare or financial domains

Proven track record in AI-driven architecture and performance optimization

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

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 $112,700 to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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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