Senior Software Engineer-Java and Angular

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. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities

Software Development

• Develop responsive and user-friendly web applications using Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and modern UI design principles
• Develop high-quality backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices patterns
• Write clean, maintainable, testable, and efficient code following coding standards and design guidelines
• Participate in requirement analysis, technical design, development, unit testing, and deployment
• Cloud and Data Engineering
• Develop and deploy applications on Azure cloud infrastructure
• Work with data engineering tools and frameworks including Databricks for ETL, transformations, and analytics tasks
• Work with SQL MI and relational databases such as SQL Server and Oracle
• Implement integration workflows involving Kafka and API-based communication patterns

AI/ML Enablement (Exposure)

• Note: Not full-fledged modeling; focused on implementation support
• Collaborate with data scientists and leads to integrate AI/ML models into production pipelines
• Build and maintain data pipelines and model consumption services
• Support model deployment, monitoring, and performance tracking as needed

Engineering Best Practices

Ensure adherence to design principles, secure coding practices, performance tuning, and scalability considerations

Write unit, integration, and automation tests to maintain code quality

Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, DevOps processes, and automation initiatives

Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers

Collaboration and Delivery

Work closely with Technical Leads, Architects, Product Owners, and QA teams to deliver features on time

Translate functional requirements into scalable technical solutions

Prepare and maintain technical documentation as required

Investigate and resolve complex issues across environments

Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field

Solid hands-on experience in Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, Angular, Azure, Python, MicroServices, Kafka, API, Databricks

Solid hands-on experience building complex, responsive, and performant UIs using Angular

Experience with Databricks, SQL MI, and RDBMS platforms

Solid understanding of Azure cloud services and cloud-native development

Good understanding of Kafka and real-time data processing concepts

Exposure to AI/ML workflows or end-to-end model integration (preferred)

Proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in agile teams

Proven solid analytical and problem-solving skills

Proven excellent communication and documentation skills

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.