Senior Software Engineer I

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:

• Develop and automate business solutions by creating new and modifying existing software applications
• Technically hands on and excellent in Design, Coding and Testing
• Collectively responsible for end to end product quality
• Participates and contributes in Sprint Ceremonies
• Promote and develop the culture of collaboration, accountability & quality
• Provides technical support to team. Helps team in resolving technical issues
• Closely working with Tech Lead, Onshore partners, deployment and infrastructure teams
• Independently drive some of the product and pillar level initiatives
• 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

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science/Electronics/Electrical or equivalent
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing and delivering commercial application software
• Experience with front-end technologies like Angular and ReactJS
• Experience with Microservices
• Experience in providing technical guidance and inculcating engineering best practices within development teams
• Experience with Cloud based technologies such as Docker, Mesos, Kubernetes, AWS, OpenShift or similar container technologies
• Experience with DevOps Tools like GitHub Actions
• Experience creating version management strategy and working knowledge of version control systems like Git/GitHub
• Experience in conducting design and code reviews
• Experience working in teams following Agile development methodologies (Iterative, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban)
• Sound understanding of basic operating system and networking concepts
• Knowledge of Web servers like Apache Tomcat, WebSphere Application Server, JBoss
• Fundamental knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Exposure to complete software product lifecycle encompassing requirements analysis, prototyping, architecture, design, development, testing and deployment
• Expert knowledge on Java JEE frameworks like Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate and at least 2-5 years of experience in Java JEE projects
• Solid knowledge of RDBMS and experience working with SQL Server/Oracle and No SQL including writing complex join queries
• Sound knowledge and experience of unit testing methodologies
• Proficiency in applying object-oriented principles and recommended design patterns to create robust and scalable system designs
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot problems and zero in on the likely root causes
• Demonstrated ability to define and drive improvements in the overall quality including automation, code coverage and inspection processes
• Demonstrated ability to do POC on emerging tech stack
• Proven team Player in an Agile team within a Release Team/Value Stream