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. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits, a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth opportunities and your life's best work.(sm)
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll work alongside our CTO to take our product to the next level by tightening integration and enhancing compliance with industry standards. In this role, you’d work on architecting, designing, and implementing a system where delivering secure information in real time is essential.
We seek out engineers who are hard-skilled software pros but also thinkers and tinkerers who find creative solutions for complex problems and challenge the status quo. We love automation, code review, and continuous integration, and you should too. At Starship, we’re constantly iterating and improving our products to provide our members with the best experience possible.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
Designing scalable and resilient data pipelines and handle exponential member growth with confidence
Contributing to an event driven software stack to keep auditors happy
Designing data models and workflows to make use of health financial data
Collaborating with engineers and product managers to make sure we're building the right solutions for the right problems
Developing new user-facing features
Building reusable code and libraries for future use
Thoughtful communication through code and design review
Striving to build great experiences, and putting users ahead of technology
Improving our current tech-stack, found here https://stackshare.io/starship/starship
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree
4+ years of full-time software engineering experience
Experience with Javascript/Typescript and Node.js
Experience in building and consuming various API endpoints (REST, AMQP, GraphQL) and working on payment features
Familiarity with message brokers and event streams’e.g., AWS SNS, SQS, Azure ServiceBus, or similar
Experience in architecting and operating event-driven services and designs
Experience working in high security environments’e.g., payments, healthcare
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in implementing testable business logic that is secure and easy to maintain
Ability to dive into complex systems and understand how they work
Willingness to work in a fast-paced startup environment
A strong moral compass and commitment to Starship’s core values of inclusion, empowerment, and trust
A sense of empathy for others, both end users and your fellow engineers
Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington residents is $101,200 to $184,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
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.
