Senior Software Engineer 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 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:

• Design, develop, test, and support highly scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise applications supporting critical business capabilities
• Lead the development of medium to large-scale software solutions using modern engineering practices, design patterns, and cloud-native technologies
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Participate in architecture and design discussions and contribute to technical roadmaps, modernization efforts, and strategic technology initiatives
• Develop and maintain APIs, microservices, batch processes, and integration solutions while ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Drive application modernization, automation, and cloud adoption initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability, and operational excellence
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior engineers, promoting engineering best practices, code quality, and secure coding standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures to minimize recurring incidents
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, privacy, audit, and regulatory requirements through secure software development practices
• Partner with DevOps and SRE teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, observability, and automated deployment processes
• Support vulnerability remediation efforts and drive continuous improvement in application security posture
• Work within Agile delivery teams, actively participating in sprint planning, estimation, retrospectives, and release activities
• Contribute to AI-assisted software development initiatives, productivity improvements, and innovation programs where applicable
• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, support procedures, and operational runbooks

• Serve as a technical SME for assigned applications and provide guidance during project delivery, production support, and system enhancements

• Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• Solid experience in Java/.NET and modern web technologies
• Experience with CI/CD tools, GitHub, automated testing, and application monitoring
• Understanding of database design, performance tuning, and distributed systems
• Proven expertise in API development, Microservices, Cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), and DevOps practices
• Proven solid analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and healthcare domain experience

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.