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Software Engineering Lead - Java Full stack

6 days ago Hyderabad, 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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement and maintain Java application within all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Develop, test, implement and maintain application software working with established processes
  • Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications of Java developed projects
  • Communicate effectively with other engineers and QA
  • Establish, refine, and integrate development and test environment tools and software as needed
  • Identify production and non-production application issues
  • Provide technical support and consultation for Java application and infrastructure questions Serve as a mentor to less experienced Developers
  • Be able to envision the overall solution for defined functional and non-functional requirements
  • Create, understand, and validate Design and estimated effort for given module/task, and be able to justify it
  • Be able to define in-scope, out-of-scope and taken assumptions while creating effort estimates
  • Be able to identify and integrate well over all integration points in context of a project as well as other applications in the environment
  • Do required POCs to make sure that suggested design/technologies meet the requirements
  • 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 Qualification:

  • Graduate or Post Graduate in Computer Science /Engineering/Science/Mathematics or related field with around 8+ years of experience in executing the Java projects

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Preferred Qualifications:

  • Health care industry experience
  • Technical Experience : Java, J2EE, Azure, React
  • Solid experience in Core Java, Spring and Hibernate/Spring Data JPA
  • Working Experience on any public cloud technologies Azure/GCP/AWS
  • Hands on experience of RDBMS like SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • Experience in SOA based architecture, Web Services (Apache CXF/JAXWS/JAXRS/SOAP/REST)
  • Experience in multiple application and web servers (JBoss/Tomcat/Websphere)
  • Experience in continuous integration (Jenkins/Sonar/Nexus/PMD)
  • Experience in using profiler tools (JProfiler/JMeter)
  • Experience in Snowfalke and Power BI tools
  • Have a good understanding of UML and design patterns
  • Have a good understanding on Performance tuning
  • Positions in this function are predominantly involved in developing business solutions by creating new and modifying existing software applications
  • Primary contributor in designing, coding, testing, debugging, documenting and supporting all types of applications consistent with established specifications and business requirements to deliver business value

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.

Client-provided location(s): Hyderabad, India
Job ID: UHG-2273772
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-09-11T20:19:42

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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