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 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 Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design development implementation testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps These roles include but are not limited to analysis design coding engineering testing debugging standards methods tools analysis documentation research and development maintenance new development operations and delivery With every role in the company each position has a requirement for building quality into every output This also includes evaluating new tools new techniques strategies Automation of common tasks build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways Primary Responsibilities Basic structured standard approach to work Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract company policies and procedures and any and all directives such as but not limited to transfer and or re-assignment to different work locations change in teams and or work shifts policies in regard to flexibility of work benefits and or work environment alternative work arrangements and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment The Company may adopt vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation implied or otherwise on its ability to do so Required Qualifications 3 years of relevant experience Hands on experience with good knowledge on Experience understanding of Git or other version control tools Experience working closely with a team of software engineers and product owners Experience defining and tracking development metrics throughout product development Net Core API with unit tests AWS Lambda AWS SQS SNS AWS DynamoDB ReactJS with Typescript Knowledge of GitHub Actions PR Checks Deployment Terraform Terragrunt with AWS Should have solid knowledge in software development and design patterns Superb communication skills both written and verbal Should have worked on Agile process Preferred Qualification Healthcare domain knowledge 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