Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain scalable software solutions that improve health outcomes and streamline operations. The role designs and supports software systems, collaborates across engineering and product teams, and delivers resilient solutions using modern technologies, automated testing, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable software applications and microservices using modern enterprise technology stacks
• Collaborate with software architects, product managers, and engineering peers to translate functional business requirements into technical solutions
• Write clean, maintainable, efficient, and well-documented code following enterprise engineering standards and design principles
• Participate in peer code reviews, design discussions, and architecture planning to enforce quality standards and engineering best practices
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve performance bottlenecks, system defects, and production issues to ensure high availability and stability
• Drive automated testing practices and support continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI

Skills

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, building, and deploying enterprise-grade applications
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with one or more modern object-oriented or functional programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, or Go)
• 3+ years of experience designing and interacting with relational or non-relational database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or MongoDB)
• 3+ years of experience developing RESTful APIs, web services, and microservices architecture
• 2+ years of experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) tools and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with Agile development practices and tools (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Jira)
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and test-driven development (TDD) methodologies
• Knowledge of healthcare industry data standards, security protocols, and compliance requirements

Benefits

• Flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S.
• A comprehensive benefits package (subject to eligibility requirements)
• Incentive programs (subject to eligibility requirements)
• Recognition programs (subject to eligibility requirements)
• Equity stock purchase (subject to eligibility requirements)
• 401k contribution (subject to eligibility requirements)

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