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Senior Software Engineer

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In-Office
Waukesha, WI
92K-164K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Waukesha, WI
92K-164K Annually
Senior level
Design, develop, test, deploy, monitor and operate cloud-native applications. Translate business requirements into technical solutions, drive best practices, mentor engineers, and collaborate with analysts and lead engineers to deliver high-quality software using CI/CD, containerization, relational databases, .NET and JavaScript frameworks on Azure.
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Requisition Number: 2365579
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.
For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Optum Serve is dedicated to serving our nation's military and Veterans. We have the honor to support federal agencies in their efforts to advance the United States health care system and improve the overall health and well-being of all those who serve or have served our country. Our health services are designed to help everyone live healthier lives.
You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Designs, codes, tests and debugs applications and components that meet all technical specifications and business requirements per assigned work items
  • Work closely with lead engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development
  • Collaborates closely with Business Analysts on developing requirements and may assist with estimating
  • Instill best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules
  • Translate business requirements into technical solutions, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions
  • Operational Excellence - build, deploy, monitor, and operation of production services
  • Mentors' other software engineers

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:
  • 5+ years of experience in full lifecycle of software development projects in an agile environment
  • 6+ months of experience leveraging AI tools in the software development lifecycle in order to improve quality and efficiency
  • Advanced level of proficiency with MS SQL, PostgreSQL, or other similar relational database management system
  • Advanced level of proficiency with .NET Core or similar object-oriented programming language
  • Advanced level of proficiency with Angular, React, or other JavaScript frameworks / libraries
  • Advanced level of proficiency with application containerization, deployment, and orchestration across environments
  • Advanced level of proficiency with CI/CD and test automation
  • Advanced level of proficiency building cloud-native applications in Azure or similar cloud service provider
  • United States Citizenship
  • If you are offered this position, you will be required to provide extensive personal information to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top-Secret security clearance as a condition of your employment

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Basic understanding and ability to troubleshoot applications running within Kubernetes
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure and automated provisioning & configuration management
  • Basic understanding of networking and internet protocols
  • Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines
  • Familiarity with GitOps principles (and tools like Flux or Argo CD)
  • Knowledge of Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), understanding of OWASP
  • Familiarity with LeSS / Large Scale Scrum

*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 - $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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