Senior Software Engineer I - Java, Microservices, Springboot, AWS Critical Services, Terraform,[...]

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

Job summary

Optum India is seeking a senior software engineer for Product Engineering to drive design and development of microservices and front-end features. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions and optimize user experiences across healthcare platforms.

The role requires hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, React/Node.js, AWS, and modern DevOps practices, with a focus on reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of software lifecycle experience with microservices.
• Hands-on design and development across Java and UI stacks.
• Experience with React/Node.js, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of microservice-based backend and UI features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Ensure code quality with CI/CD, testing, and security practices.

Skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

B.E. in Computer Engineering

Tools

React

Node.js

Java

Spring Boot

REST API

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Jenkins

GitHub

Kafka

Cassandra

Maven/Gradle

Fortify

SonarQube

Job description

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.

Engagement Overview (Product Engineering)

Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. The focus would be to drive the enhanced user experience & provide seamless integration for authentication domain. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways. Impact of work is most often at the team level.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinates, supervises and is accountable for the daily activities of business support, technical or production team wrt to User Experience & interactions to make UHG portal user journeys more seamless
• 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 regard 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

User Responsibilities

• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks. Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation.

Required Qualifications

• B.E. (Computer Engineering) or equivalent from reputed engineering colleges
• 7+ years of relevant software lifecycle experience, specially in system design and development based on microservice architecture
• 7+ years of hands‑on experience in system designing and development
• Having hands‑on experience to design
• Having hands‑on experience on React/NodeJs & other UI frameworks
• Having experience with Kubernetes & automated codeable deployments
• Having knowledge on REST and Spring Boot over any Cloud
• Having MySQL/Cassandra/any other No‑SQL exposure
• Having exposure to AWS services, Lambda & containerization
• Having sound fundamentals of Core Java
• Knowledge of build tools such as Maven/Gradle
• Technically hands‑on and excellent in Design, Coding and Testing
• Product/Project/Program Related Tech Stack:
  • Back End: Java, Spring, Sprint Boot, REST, AWS
  • Front End: Java, React/NodeJs
  • Middleware: Kafka & its ecosystem, Cassandra/NoSQL
  • DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Sonar, Fortify
  • Others: JMeter, Groovy
• Demonstrable experience in Site Reliability Engineering and DDoS mitigation techniques
• Knowledge of SANS Top 20 Critical Security Controls and OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certifications
• Experience in healthcare industry applications development and support
• Good understanding of SCIM2, U2F/UAF/FIDO2, HOTP, TOTP
• Working knowledge of containers and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• JavaScript and Single Page Applications
• Testing: Gatling, Cypress, Selenium/Playwright
• Development Methodology/Engineering Practices Agile (SCRUM/KANBAN)

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.