Manager Software Engineering

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 Primary Responsibilities Leading a team building and supporting with a focus on quality performance scalability and resilience Collaborate with the team on application architecture design and decision-making Leading and participating in planning design development testing deployment and documentation activities Directing day-to-day development activities for a team of data professionals Developing and cultivating stakeholder relationships to understand business needs and drive prioritization Acting as technical lead on projects Prepare test planning setup test data for break fixes Execute test planning based on the fix requirements Participation in Design reviews Test Case reviews and Production Support readiness reviews for new releases Support Prod and Release phases of the project via defect analysis change maintenance etc Adhere to all quality requirements Develop and automate business solutions by creating new and modifying existing software applications 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 Continuously evaluating team workload and capacity and providing timely information concerning throughput and resource needs Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract company policies and procedures and any and all directives Manages and is accountable for professional employees and or supervisors Closely working with Delivery Leads Onshore partners deployment and infrastructure teams Constantly look at Performance Security aspects and propose architectural solutions for security vulnerabilities Ensuring timely deliveries for all assigned tasks 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 B E MCA B Tech MTECH MS Graduation in Computer Science Computer Engineering or other related discipline 16 years of formal education Correspondence courses are not relevant 10 years of overall experience with APIs micro-services development Full Stack Development 10 years of overall experience with Full Stack Development Java Spark Scala AWS Springboot Kafka Production Software 8 years of experience building and shipping production software in a scaled distributed environment preferably in public cloud AWS or Google Cloud 7 years of experience with container technologies Kubernetes Docker etc 5 years of experience with US healthcare 5 years of experience with event steaming platforms such as Kafka Agile Frameworks 5 years of experience handling projects using different Agile frameworks such as Scrum SAFe LeSS etc Engineering Management 2 years of experience managing software engineers agile practitioners performing software engineering using Git automated testing frameworks and relational databases Experience handling projects using the following tech stacks Full stack and UX Experience with Cloud platform AWS Azure GitHub actions AI Integration Knowledge and experience in integrating AI technologies into software engineering processes and products Ability to leverage AI for improving development workflows enhancing product features and optimizing team performance Very solid technically hands-on and excellent in Design Coding and Testing Communication Proven excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical colleagues Commitment Proven commitment to quality performance and efficiency Proven solid problem solving analytical kills Proven good attitude and self-motivated Proven skill to support application and fix issues quickly Solid skills to drive and resolve issues in war-rooms P1 P2 critical issues Adaptable to work in evening shift 11 30 am - 8 30 pm or 2 30 PM - 12AM Preferred Qualifications Knowledge of health care industry specifically provider domain Knowledge of Python and AI tools Proven ability to work collaboratively in a global team with a positive team spirit 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