Senior Software Engineer II

UnitedHealth Group; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group, via Optum, is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive the design and delivery of cloud-native Java applications. You will guide architecture decisions across microservices, APIs, security, and performance, while mentoring teams to uphold engineering standards.

You will collaborate with Security, Product, Cloud, and DevOps to shape the technical roadmap and ensure scalable, reliable systems. Strong leadership and stakeholder management are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/ARM), GitOps workflows.
• Distributed systems, API governance, performance tuning.
• Security standards, cloud governance, and vulnerability lifecycle.
• Azure/AWS cloud services, Kubernetes/AKS/EKS, and DevOps automation.
• Expert-level proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, microservices.
• Leadership: driving engineering excellence and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of cloud-native Java applications.
• Drive architecture decisions for microservices, APIs, security, and performance optimization.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams, ensuring code quality and best practices.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery, including design, development, release, and production support.
• Collaborate with Security teams for vulnerability remediation.
• Partner with Product, Cloud, DevOps, and Architecture to shape the roadmap.
• Review and optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Provide leadership during production incidents and RCA efforts.
• Comply with company policies and flexible work arrangements.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Security

Microservices

Leadership Skills

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

ARM

GitOps

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead technical design and development of large-scale, cloud-native Java applications
• Drive architecture decisions for microservices, APIs, security, and performance optimization
• Mentor and guide engineering teams, ensuring code quality and best practices
• Oversee end-to-end delivery, including design, development, release, and production support
• Collaborate closely with Security teams for KEV/Critical/High vulnerability remediation
• Partner with Product, Cloud, DevOps, and Architecture in shaping the technical roadmap
• Review and optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Provide leadership during production incidents and RCA efforts
• Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/ARM), GitOps workflows
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, API governance, performance tuning
• Solid understanding of security standards, cloud governance, and vulnerability lifecycle
• Solid background in Azure/AWS cloud services, Kubernetes/AKS/EKS, and DevOps automation
• Expert-level proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, microservices
• Leadership Skills
  • Proven experience driving engineering excellence and delivering complex programs
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functional engineering teams
  • Demonstrated solid communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to define roadmaps, make architectural decisions, and enforce engineering standards

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.