Software Engineer

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.

Software Development Engineer is a curious and self-motivated individual with analytical and critical thinking abilities who can understand software architecture and implement it as code. You will have strong knowledge of software development tools and technologies and will be able to work independently on a day-to-day basis in all stages of the product cycle through requirements, design, development and release of the product.

Primary Responsibility:

• 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:

• Academic Qualification: B.E or B. Tech, MCA with consistent academic performance from X, XII standards onwards
• 4+ years of experience
• Experience working closely with a team of software engineers and product owners
• Good knowledge of:
  • o NET stack for use in creation of REST APIs that will be used by web-based applications
  • o RDBMS concepts and exposure to SQL Server
  • o Version control including (but not limited to) git and github.com
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and under own initiative
• Proven good written and oral communication skills
• Proven keen to learn and pick up new skills, passionate about software development, enthusiastic and innovative

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Agile methodologies
• Experience in working with AWS services
• Professional Certifications
• Experience within healthcare sector.

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.