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.

We are seeking highly skilled Senior Developers with strong expertise in monitoring production systems/support and applications to ensure high availability and performance with skill set - Java, Spring Boot, cloud-native development, Databricks, and Azure. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, capable of independently delivering complex modules, collaborating closely with architects and leads, and ensuring high-quality, scalable engineering solutions.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Monitor production systems and applications to ensure high availability and performance
• Respond to production incidents within defined SLAs and drive resolution
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring or critical issues
• Escalate issues to appropriate engineering or vendor teams when required
• Provide Level 2 / Level 3 support for production applications and services
• Troubleshoot application, database, and infrastructure issues
• Support batch jobs, schedulers, and data pipelines; ensure successful daily operations
• Validate fixes and coordinate deployments to production environments
• Actively monitor alerts, logs, and dashboards to proactively detect issues
• Improve system stability by identifying and mitigating potential risks
• Participate in on-call rotations and weekend or after-hours support as needed
• Support production releases, hotfixes, and configuration changes
• Validate change requests and ensure adherence to change management processes
• Perform post-deployment verification and rollback support if required
• Identify opportunities to automate manual operational tasks
• Create or enhance monitoring, alerting, and self-healing mechanisms
• Continuously improve incident response and operational processes
• Maintain runbooks, and operational documentation
• Document known issues, workaround procedures, and lessons learned
• Share knowledge with team members to improve overall support efficiency
• Coordinate with development, QA, infrastructure, and business teams
• Provide clear production status updates to stakeholders and leadership
• Participating in incident post-mortems and continuous improvement discussions
• Ensure production support activities comply with security, audit, and regulatory requirements
• Support audits and implement required controls in production environments
• Monitor production systems and applications to ensure high availability and performance
• Using AI tools for incident triage, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting
• Applying AI to log analysis, monitoring, and anomaly detection
• Leveraging AI for automated alerts, diagnostics, and remediation support
• Ensuring production stability and code quality using AI assisted insights
• Strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Azure, Python,MicroServices, Kafka, API, Databricks.
• Solid understanding of Azure cloud services and cloud-native development
• Experience with Databricks, SQL MI, and RDBMS platforms
• Good understanding of Kafka and real-time data processing concept
• Exposure to AI/ML workflows or end-to-end model integration (preferred)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in agile teams
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions using no-code, low-code, and advanced platforms, translating business needs into scalable applications that enhance products, workflows and decision-making

What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success. Some of our offerings include:

• Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
• Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
• Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

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:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• 5+ years of coding experience with one or more of the following languages: Java Stack, Beam, Spark, Microservices, Spring technologies with a willingness and ability to learn new ones
• 5+ years of experience working with Oracle 11g, 12c, MySQL, NoSQL and Big data
• 5+ years of Agile development experience and knowledge of Agile ceremonies and practices
• 5+ years of experience with Unit Testing, Code Quality tools, CICD Technologies, Security and Container Technologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS or Software Engineering
• Experience working in a Cloud environment preferably Azure
• Ability to work independently and with a cross functional team
• Experience documenting test cases and functional requirements

*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 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 $72,800 to $130,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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