Software Engineer

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.

Build the future of cloud native software. Join us as a Software Engineer where you'll design and deliver scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and AWS. You'll own features end to end, collaborate with cross functional teams, and use AI assisted development to deliver high quality, reliable systems faster.

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 for a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and modern frameworks
• Build event-driven microservices using Kafka (producers/consumers, topics, partitions, consumer groups, schema evolution)
• Develop cloud-native solutions on AWS (e.g., ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, CloudWatch)
• Implement and optimize data access across SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB/MongoDB) stores
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions (build, test, security scans, deployments)
• Ensure high quality via automated unit/integration tests, contract testing, performance testing, and observability
• Collaborate with products, UX, QA, and DevOps to deliver end-to-end features
• Apply AI/ML-assisted development practices in SDLC
• Use AI tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, documentation, and test generation while maintaining engineering standards
• Improve code review quality (static analysis + AI-assisted insights), reduce defects, and streamline incident response
• Monitoring and supporting critical business applications using modern tools like Splunk and Dynatrace etc.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI

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 in CS or IT related field
• 4+ years of software development experience with OOP, design patterns, concurrency, performance, and debugging
• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions
• 3+ years of experience in one or more monitoring tools like Splunk, Grafana and Dynatrace
• 2+ years of hands-on experience deploying/operating workloads on cloud preferably AWS
• 2+ years of experience with Java
• 2+ years of experience with Spring Boot (microservices, REST, security, data access, configuration)
• 6+ months of experience understanding relational databases and NoSQL data modeling

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven excellent communication and collaboration skills
• 2+ years of experience with Kafka (or similar messaging systems) in production

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). 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.

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.