Principal Software Engineer

Optum India; Chennai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum India in Chennai seeks a senior enterprise solution architect to lead Care Extension capabilities within the Value Connect Platform. You will shape high-impact architectures that scale and endure in production environments.

You will own end-to-end design, governance, and integration with product and engineering teams, and you will mentor engineers while driving Responsible AI standards across platforms. This role offers a path to influence across multiple teams and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise solution architecture for large-scale, multi-product Application & platforms.
• Deep expertise in technical Design and Architecture, with a track record of operationalizing these capabilities in production environments.
• Proven ability to design and operate high-performance data pipelines, including large-scale deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and architectural leadership for Care Extension capabilities as part of Value Connect Platform.
• Define and drive the application strategy and execution roadmap, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned to long‑term platform evolution.
• Lead the design and implementation of Care Management and Medication Management solutions, including workflows across core platform services and client‑facing modules.
• Own end‑to‑end development lifecycle management, including design, deployment, optimization, monitoring, and operational readiness in production environments.
• Translate complex business problems into enterprise‑grade architectures that deliver measurable outcomes such as faster time‑to‑value, automation, and decision intelligence.
• Partner with product, engineering, and architecture leaders to ensure tight alignment between platform capabilities, release milestones, and customer commitments.
• Establish and enforce standards for Responsible AI, model governance, and platform consistency across teams.
• Act as a technical mentor and force multiplier, raising team engineering maturity through design reviews, best practices, and hands‑on guidance.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Data pipelines

Java

Spark

Azure

React

PostgreSQL

Distributed systems

Cross-team influence

Job description

• Provide technical and architectural leadership for Care Extension capabilities as part of Value Connect Platform
• Define and drive the application strategy and execution roadmap, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned to long‑term platform evolution.
• Lead the design and implementation of Care Management and Medication Management solutions, including workflows across core platform services and client‑facing modules.
• Own end‑to‑end development lifecycle management, including design, deployment, optimization, monitoring, and operational readiness in production environments.
• Translate complex business problems into enterprise‑grade architectures that deliver measurable outcomes such as faster time‑to‑value, automation, and decision intelligence.
• Partner with product, engineering, and architecture leaders to ensure tight alignment between platform capabilities, release milestones, and customer commitments.
• Establish and enforce standards for Responsible AI, model governance, and platform consistency across teams.
• Act as a technical mentor and force multiplier, raising team engineering maturity through design reviews, best practices, and hands‑on guidance.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise solution architecture for large‑scale, multi‑product Application & platforms
• Deep expertise in technical Design and Architecture, with a track record of operationalizing these capabilities in production environments.
• Proven ability to design and operate high‑performance data pipelines, including large‑scale deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management.
• Strong hands‑on background with Java, Spark, Azure, React, and Postgre in complex, distributed systems.
• Experience building platforms that support multiple use cases, teams, and release trains without sacrificing reliability or velocity.
• Strong understanding of Responsible AI principles, enterprise governance, and risk management in regulated environments.
• Ability to influence across teams and levels, balancing technical depth, strategic thinking, and delivery accountability