Senior Software Engineer

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute
* from anywhere within the U.
S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary

Responsibilities:

Design and implement highly scalable and modular systemsInfluence overall product architecture and patternsDrive code reusability within and across organizationsSolid understanding of engineering fundamentals: unit testing, code reviews, telemetry, agile and DevOps. Ensuring that mature DevOps practices are adopted within the organizationDeeply investigate undefined business problems to identify key needsIncubate start-up culture by leading the way with prolific development of codeDrive adoption of best practices and agreed upon design patternsCritically examine existing processes and systems and implement improvementsAttract talent to the team through community involvement, keen interviewing skills, and training more junior interviewersPartner with business and technical leaders to manage project commitments in an agile framework, rapidly delivering value to our customers via technology solutionsMentor more junior members of the engineering team to develop and perform as highly as possibleCommunicate clearly and effectively in oral and written forms, and be able to present and demonstrate work to technical and non-technical leadershipLead the design, build, and scaling of our backend data infrastructure (across data acquisition, pipelines, warehousing, etc.) using the latest data engineering technologies such that the data platform is reliable, extendable, and performantCollaborate with engineering, product, design, and operations teams to build best-in-class data applications that will support Optum's missions and goalsProvide strategic and tactical recommendations for ProductCreate migration patterns and tools to quickly migrate databases into Distributed SQL environments, translate database requirements into flexible methodologies that scale to improve operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics

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

Required

Qualifications:

7+ years of experience in software development with a focus on C#, ASP.
NET, REST APIs, .
NET Framework with WCF and Windows Form Development7+ years of experience with SQL Server , DML, SQL/T-SQL7+ years of experience in software architecture, object-oriented design, design patterns, agile best-practices, and automated testing (XUnit/NUnit)5+ years of experience in .
NET CORE, S3 buckets, Kubernetes5+ years of experience with Azure cloud services and managing cloud-based applications5+ years of experience with Azure resources such as Azure Data Factory, Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus Queue, Azure Storage Accounts, Azure Monitor, Azure App Insights and creating effective Azure alerts and dashboards5+ years of experience in Azure Event Hubs, Azure SQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance (MI)3+ years of experience working on React with TypeScript2+ years of experience in DevOps practices including continuous integration, continuous delivery using GitHub Actions2+ years of experience using GitHub Copilot1+ years of experience using AI tools like GenAI, Agentic AI, Microsoft Agentic FrameworkAbility to work standard daytime hours within the Central time zone, and occasional overtime per business need

Preferred

Qualifications:

Experience in debugging Azure SQL performance queriesExperience with technologies such as: HTML/JavaScript, PythonSRE principles (error budgets, alarming practices, etc.)Healthcare domain background

*All Telecommuters 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