Senior Software Engineer

Requisition number: 2378926

Job category: Technology

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

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform all phases of software engineering including requirements analysis, application design, code development and testing

• Help the teams improve efficiency, quality and speed of their development processes.

• Rally entire cross-functional teams around major goals and initiatives.

• Design and implement product features in collaboration with business and IT stakeholders. Design reusable components, frameworks and libraries

• Work very closely with architecture groups and drive solutions

• Participate in an Agile/Scrum methodology to deliver high-quality software releases every 2 weeks through Sprints

• Review code and provide feedback relative to best practices and improving performance

• Troubleshoot production support issues post-deployment and come up with solutions as required

• Design and Develop APIs/micro services in C#/.net core and UI in Angular or React

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 in Actuarial Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Operations Research, Finance, or a related field

• 5+ years of professional experience in Software Engineering

• 5+ year or professional experience in C# and .NET development

• 5+ years of experience with unit/integration testing

• 3+ years of professional experience building services or full stack applications using technologies such as FastAPI, Flask, Node.js, React, Angular, TypeScript, and HTML/CSS

• 3+ years of professional experience working with CI/CD deployment pipelines and Git-based source control workflows in a production software development environment

• 3+ years of experience developing solutions hosted within public cloud providers such as Azure/AWS, etc.

• 1+ year of AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Claude Code

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Kubernetes and Azure application hosting

• Experience coaching, mentoring and developing staff including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities

• Ability to lead peers as well as teams not under your direct management. Great articulation skills and stakeholder management experience Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.

*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 $91,700 to $163,700 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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