Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps.

These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.

Sr. Software Engineer for OptumRx web-based application with strong knowledge of new technologies (Knowledge on React, Redux, NextJs, NodeJs, Material-UI, JavaScript and TypeScript) to collaboratively work with agile team to come up with mutual solutions for development projects in an agile environment. Scope of work also includes integrating web application with APIs and development of micro-services in Azure Cloud based environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead design and agile development for features and user stories for each sprint
• Integrate web application with APIs and develop frameworks 
• Collaborate as part of the scrum team in grooming user stories and development of acceptance criteria for the user stories 
• Perform Code reviews 
• Engineer automated test and metric reporting solutions 
• Develop micro-services using Spring Boot and Java
• Performance testing, tuning, and troubleshooting 

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Collaboratively work with agile team to come up with the mutual solutions for development projects
• Experience with React, Redux, NextJs, NodeJs, Material-UI, JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience integrating web application with APIs
• Experience creating unit test cases using Jest
• Experience troubleshooting web applications
• Experience developing micro-services using Spring Boot and Java
• Experience troubleshooting APIs
• Employees are required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive VoiceResponse (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group approved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, in order to keep our work sites safe. Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained
• You will be asked to perform this role in an office setting or other company location
  
  

• Azure Cloud environment experience
• Knowledge on analytical tool Tealium
• Knowledge on Web application flow from start to end
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

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)