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Senior Software Engineering Lead

2 days ago Gurgaon, India

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:

  • Reuses and or develops for reuse code algorithms, or data structures to address common needs
  • Actively follows industry trends in technology, tools, and components, sharing finds with team members
  • Participates in Agile and CI-CD practices, takes ownership of some processes or practices for team
  • Has awareness of the operational characteristics (e.g. security, performance, scalability, manageability) of solutions and is accountable for supporting those requirements in contributed code
  • Provides ideas on how technology can improve business processes
  • Understand & explains security standards to others.
  • Breaks complex topics into meaningful chunks of information
  • Writes good quality code and seeks opportunities to improve the overall quality
  • 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:

  • Experience in Cloud technologies, preferrable Azure
  • Solid in either Java programming
  • Proven excellent problem solving skills
  • Familiarity with CI/CD , dev testing tools like Junit & Mockito & other modern engineering practices
  • Familiarity with source code management systems like GitHub
  • Database Knowledge - Understand SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Solid communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in Containerization and Kubernetes
  • Experience with Log aggregation & monitoring tools like Splunk, ELK, or Datadog
  • Code Security Expertise - experience addressing vulnerabilities in code & containers
  • Understanding of Spring and Spring Boot frameworks
  • Data Domain Exposure - familiarity with platforms like Databricks and Snowflake
  • Experience in troubleshooting and resolving issues
  • Knowledge of CICD Pipelines, tools like GitHub Actions

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.

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Client-provided location(s): Gurgaon, India
Job ID: UHG-2276480
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-08-01T00:38:30

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • HSA
    • On-Site Gym
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
  • Parental Benefits

    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Leave of Absence
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Vacation
  • Financial and Retirement

    • Relocation Assistance
    • Performance Bonus
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • 401(K)
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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