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)
UnitedHealthcare is on a journey towards delivering a best-in-the-industry consumer experience to its patients and providers. This journey starts with the flawless execution of the operations that get benefit plans into the hands of our customers, and the support those customers receive throughout their healthcare journeys. Our team, UHC Tech BenOps, is transforming to meet the moment – to begin radically altering the way our customers engage with the healthcare system using modern tech to solve some of the most complex problems experienced along the way.
Our team focuses on ensuring our UHC Customers are experiencing the healthcare system as they expect, from execution of sales through to price transparency, overall utilization of benefits and service experience.
Our team is partnering to build state of the art Conversational AI experience using latest technology, modern product development and agile practices to create personalized experience for our customers
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be accountable for implementing software solutions as one the most senior engineers on a 4-6 person scrum team
You and your team will be part of larger Conversational AI experience initiative, primarily building reusable Conversational Skills and feedback loop driven by analytics and insights
You will interface with Managers, Lead Software Engineers, Data Scientists and your Peers to understand priorities and technical strategy
You will contribute to the product’s more complex components and focus on building quality software
Code quality will be one of your core areas of focus ensuring your team’s user stories are effectively tested, peer reviewed and well documented
You will act as an individual contributor while providing influence over your scrum team. You will influence the system and become a key part of the processes that deliver it
You will be contributing to team productivity by collaborating and coaching Software Engineers as needed
You will embrace learning modern technologies and their place within our tech stack. You will work to ensure new tech is brought forward to the team to solve problems creatively
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:
4+ years full stack development, from deployment ops and database technologies through to front-end frameworks
3+ years of experience programming languages Python, Java/Spring framework, Node JS
3+ years of experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins, GitHub, Docker & Kubernetes
Experience working with Agile, Scrum and modern engineering practices like maintaining single product backlog, enabling true CI/CD, collaborating to build self-sufficient teams
Knowledge of AI-driven stacks like RASA, Live Person, NLP, NLG and/or a demonstrated interest in data science, artificial intelligence
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience building highly available applications and implementing resiliency patterns
Knowledge of Kafka, StreamSets or RabbitMQ
Knowledge of Public Cloud (Azure a bonus!)
Knowledge of Splunk, Kibana, Elastic, Logstash, Dynatrace
Knowledge of Microservices, APIs and gateways
Knowledge of Relational and NoSQL Data Stores
Knowledge of ReactJS/Angular
Knowledge of Monitoring and alerting tools like Dynatrace
Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)
Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, or New York City Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900. The salary range for Connecticut/Nevada/New York City residents is $90,500 to $161,600. 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.
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
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.
