Software Engineering Lead

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 Software Engineer belongs to Self-Organizing and Cross Functional development team and is able to convert sprint backlog items to shippable product He she collectively owns end to end development responsibility for a given Agile Team POD He she will design code and test the user stories committed for a sprint Works independently under limited supervision Possess skills to effectively deal with issues challenges within field of specialization to develop application solutions Primary Responsibilities Team Player in an Agile team within a Release Team Value Stream Develop and automate business solutions by creating new and modifying existing software applications Technically hands on and excellent in Design Coding and Testing Collectively responsible for end to end product quality Participates and contributes in Sprint Ceremonies Promote and develop the culture of collaboration accountability quality Provides technical support to team Helps team in resolving technical issues Closely working with Tech Lead Onshore partners deployment and infrastructure teams Independently drive some of the product and pillar level initiatives 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 regards 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 Bachelors degree or equivalent degree 6 years of experience - working on multiple layer of technology Proven excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills Engineering Practices Agile Must have working experience of 3 year in Agile team Data Information Security Good understanding of Data Information security Good in Data Structure Algorithms and Design Patterns Demonstrates excellent problem solving skills Common Technical Skills Application Development Java Python Go Lang React DevOps Working experience in IAC using Terraform Working experience in CI CD pipeline test build deployment and monitoring automation Knowledge of software configuration management and packaging Knowledge of build tools such as Maven Gradle Cloud 5 years of working Experience or good knowledge of cloud platform e g OpenShift Azure AWS Open Source Demonstrate hands on knowledge of OpenSource adoption and use cases Modern Infrastructure Good to have knowledge in modern serverless and cloud managed infrastructure Database 5 working experience of database SQL or PL SQL Able to create database write queries stored procedures Product Project Program Related Tech Stack Microsoft SQL Azure Cosmos DB Azure Kubernetes Services Azure SQL Microsoft SSIS Databricks Snowflake Testing using Data Quality Framework DevOps - Jenkins GitHub Docker Redis Sonar Fortify Others - JMeter Groovy NewRelic Development Methodology Engineering Practices - Agile SCRUM KANBAN SAFe Preferred Qualifications Proven excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills Ability to work collaboratively in a global team with a positive team spirit Knowledge of US Healthcare domain Work experience in product engineering 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