Software Engineering Lead

Optum India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum India is hiring for a senior engineering role to drive agile product delivery with an AI-first approach. You will be hands-on, mentor a high-performing team, and ensure engineering excellence from design through production.

The position requires deep experience in Java/J2EE, React, Node, Spring Boot, Oracle and MongoDB, plus production support and incident management skills. The role emphasizes leadership in design, testing, CI/CD, and stakeholder collaboration to deliver healthcare

Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience.
• B.Tech/MCA/MSc/MTech (Minimum 16 years of formal education, correspondence courses are not relevant)
• Java/J2EE, React, Node, Sprintboot, Oracle/any relational DB. Mongo/any object based DB
• Expertise on production support, incident management
• Python/ability to run faster, AI implementation
• Hands on knowledge on AI implementations
• Expertise on devops including production support operations, ticket management, root cause analysis, etc.

Responsibilities

• Agile product delivery from design to delivery and production implementation with AI first approach
• Technically hands-on and able to inculcate best programming and engineering practices by 'doing'
• Shall be able to do the people management, work with the team to plan for work & get it delivered from them in sprint over sprint
• Estimate: Create, understand and validate Design and estimated effort for given module/task, and be able to justify it
• Mentor: Coach high performing engineering team to build and deliver health care product to market
• Engineering: Implement and adhere to best engineering practices like design, unit testing, functional testing automation, continues integration and delivery
• Stakeholder management: Excellent communication skills, clarity of thought and ability to take decisions bases on available information
• 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)

Skills

Java/J2EE

React

Node.js

Spring Boot

Oracle

MongoDB

Production support

Incident management

Python

AI

Education

B.Tech/MCA/MSc/MTech

Job description

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

• Agile product delivery from design to delivery and production implementation with AI first approach
• Technically hands-on and able to inculcate best programming and engineering practices by "doing"
• Shall be able to do the people management, work with the team to plan for work & get it delivered from them in sprint over sprint
• Estimate: Create, understand and validate Design and estimated effort for given module/task, and be able to justify it
• Mentor: Coach high performing engineering team to build and deliver health care product to market
• Engineering: Implement and adhere to best engineering practices like design, unit testing, functional testing automation, continues integration and delivery
• Stakeholder management: Excellent communication skills, clarity of thought and ability to take decisions bases on available information
• 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

Required Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• B.Tech/MCA/MSc/MTech (Minimum 16 years of formal education, correspondence courses are not relevant)
• Java/J2EE, React, Node, Sprintboot, Oracle/any relational DB. Mongo/any object based DB
• Expertise on production support, incident management
• Python/ability to run faster, AI implementation
• Hands on knowledge on AI implementations
• Expertise on devops including production support operations, ticket management, root cause analysis, etc.

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.

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