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.

..Primary Responsibilities:

• Strong experience in Data Engineering with focus on building back-end API
• Strong experience in .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core, Web API development) for back-end API development
• Experience building backend services and RESTful APIs in distributed systems
• Experience with cloud services (AWS preferred)
• Hands-on experience with messaging systems and event-driven architectures, such as SNS, SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar platforms
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Proven experience supporting and maintaining enterprise-grade backend systems in complex ecosystems
• Strong knowledge of application security and vulnerability remediation
• Experience building modular, scalable, testable, and reusable backend components
• Experience integrating with internal and external APIs and services
• Experience with DevOps practices using GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform
• Proficiency with Git and modern branching strategies
• Experience working in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
• Strong understanding of authentication and authorization (OAuth, OpenID Connect, API security)
• Excellent communication skills with experience in mentoring and technical leadership

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated proficiency in enterprise-approved AI tools in day-to-day development
• Maintain consistent usage (target around 90%) of tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and approved GenAI platforms
• Apply AI to enhance backend development, API design, testing, documentation, and productivity
• Continuously learn and apply evolving AI capabilities to improve delivery quality and velocity

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.