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)
Optum-UHC Technology is out to change the way our businesses and consumers engage with technology. Our team is focused on driving change, modernization, and ensuring reliable and stable systems so that we can help to transform health care – making it easier, more affordable, and more effective for those we serve. We are passionate about technology and the role it plays to create distinctive experiences to our constituents. While we are always focused on how technology can help us deliver faster and with improved quality, we are far more enthusiastic about the ways technology can reinvent how we deliver on our mission in partnership with our lines of business and Optum Technology.
The health solutions marketplace is hungry for new ideas, innovative products and software that drives elevated performance for the business and the customer. The UnitedHealth Group family of businesses is feeding incredible solutions to that marketplace every day by bringing out the best in our software engineering teams. We serve customers across the health system. Not only do we have more of them every day, we also have more technology, greater data resources and far broader expertise than any competitor anywhere.
If you're in, you'll be challenged like never before. It's time to join this history making.
Meaningful work in a healthcare technology company that is ranked #5 on the Fortune 500 list
An environment that is collaborative, diverse, friendly, and fun
Cross functional teams that solve problems, while leveraging cutting edge technology
Flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S.
The engineer will work on a common benefits service, providing a gateway to several medical member benefits APIs. This service is foundational to Price Care, enabling accurate cost estimates for a variety of medical procedures.
Ideal Candidate:
An ideal candidate would have strong Scala knowledge, especially creating Scala microservices for complex web and mobile applications.
Also valuable is previous experience leading projects.
Primary Responsibilities:
Ability to deliver professional level technical work in support of the development of company products, tools, platforms, and services
Architect and build scalable systems, libraries, and frameworks
Write backend code using Scala
Develop APIs and web microservices
Integrate third-party APIs, and the ability to understand them in several formats
Produce and deploy secure code
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 of real industry experience
Background in Scala/Java or another compiled language
Unit testing experience (prefer Scalatest / Spec2 / ScalaCheck)
Database and caching experience, SQL and NoSQL
Knowledge of REST/HTTP and backend systems
Preferred Qualifications:
BS in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical role
Expert-level experience in Scala/Java or another compiled language
Commercial experience with distributed, high-performance systems
Experience with Postgres and Elasticsearch
Experience with cloud-based services and hosting (AWS, EC2)
Familiarity with API platforms such as Mashery or Kong
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)
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.
