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Senior Software Engineer

Schaumburg, Illinois

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Senior Software Engineer

Requisition number: 2394836 Job category: Technology Primary location: Schaumburg, Illinois Date posted: 10/09/2026 Overtime status: Exempt Travel: No

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Our Company

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, and data 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 makes 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.

Position Summary

As a Sr Software Engineer at Optum Technology, you will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and cloud-native microservices using Java and Spring Boot. In this role, you will partner with architects, product owners, business analysts, and QA teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. You will provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, drive code quality and security standards, support CI/CD pipelines, troubleshoot production incidents, and leverage automated tools and AI-assisted development practices to elevate engineering efficiency and application reliability.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and deploy scalable, secure microservices and RESTful APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud-native architectures
Translate business requirements into robust technical designs, system architectures, and distributed solutions
Provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, enforce development standards, and mentor junior and mid-level software engineers
Build and manage applications on cloud platforms (e.g., Azure or AWS) using containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployments
Implement unit, integration, and automated testing frameworks while identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities
Monitor application health, troubleshoot production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and participate in on-call support to ensure high availability
Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to drive continuous improvement, performance tuning, and engineering automation
Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, evaluate technical trends, and drive engineering efficiency

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of professional software development experience building microservices and RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot
3+ years of experience working with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and relational or non-relational databases
3+ years of experience deploying and operating applications on cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) using container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
3+ years of experience supporting CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and monitoring/observability tools
3+ years of experience leading design reviews, conducting code reviews, and providing technical guidance to software development teams

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools and automation to optimize software engineering efficiency
Experience in production incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance tuning for high-throughput healthcare applications

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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Benefits

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