Optum · 1 day ago
Lead Software Engineer - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$113K/yr - $193K/yr
5+ years expOptum is dedicated to serving the nation's military and Veterans, aiming to improve the health care system. The Lead Software Engineer will guide the team in designing, coding, and debugging applications while mentoring junior engineers and ensuring high-quality work under tight deadlines.
EducationHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Designs, codes, tests and debugs applications and components that meet all technical specifications and business requirements per assigned work items
Work closely with lead engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development
Collaborates closely with Business Analysts on developing requirements and may assist with estimating
Instill best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules
Translate business requirements into technical solutions, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions
Operational Excellence - build, deploy, monitor, and operation of production services
Mentors other software engineers
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a full cycle software developer
5+ years of experience in an agile environment
5+ years of hands-on technical expertise in building web applications and RESTful web services
5+ years of experience with MS SQL, PostgreSQL, or other similar relational database management system
5+ years of experience with .NET Core or similar object-oriented programming language
5+ years of Angular, React, or other JavaScript frameworks / libraries experience
5+ years of experience with application containerization, deployment, and orchestration across environments
5+ years of CI/CD and test automation experience
5+ years of experience building cloud-native applications in Azure or similar cloud service provider
United States Citizenship
If you are offered this position, you will be required to provide extensive personal information to obtain and maintain a suitability or determination of eligibility for a Confidential/Secret or Top Secret security clearance as a condition of your employment
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Computer Engineering or related field and/or relevant experience
1+ years of experience leveraging AI tools in the software development lifecycle in order to improve quality and efficiency
1+ years of experience with Domain Driven Design
1+ years of experience with Event Driven Architecture
1+ years of experience with troubleshooting applications running within Kubernetes
1+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure and automated provisioning & configuration management
1+ years of experience with networking and internet protocols
1+ years of experience with Azure DevOps pipelines
1+ years of experience with GitOps principles (and tools like Flux or Argo CD)
1+ years of experience with Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), understanding of OWASP
1+ years of experience with LeSS / Large Scale Scrum
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Daniel Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, Optum Care Delivery
J
Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer
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