Software Engineering Lead

UnitedHealth Group; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group in Pune is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of enterprise AI-enabled applications. You will shape architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, Infra, DevOps, and data teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Lead backend with Java Spring Boot and Python, frontend with React/Angular, and build AI pipelines, RAG, and agent orchestration.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience designing APIs and backend systems.
• 4+ years CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Terraform provisioning.
• 4+ years Azure Cloud experience building cloud-native apps.
• Hands-on with Agentic AI architectures and RAG pipelines.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and end-to-end delivery.
• Frontend exposure with React/Angular/Next.js for full stack delivery.
• Strong knowledge of microservices resilience and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise apps across the AI-SDLC.
• Build scalable, secure microservices and APIs aligned to enterprise standards.
• Develop AI-powered solutions using GenAI technologies.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Manage Terraform-based infrastructure and container deployments with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.
• Collaborate with product, infra, DevOps, and architecture teams.
• Ensure security, quality, performance, and monitoring.

Skills

API design

Backend engineering

CI/CD pipelines

Azure Cloud

Agile/Scrum

LLM orchestration

Prompt engineering

Frontend frameworks

Microservices

Java Spring Boot

Python for AI pipelines

Agentic AI

RAG pipelines

Architecture leadership

Docker & Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

JFrog/Artifactory

AKS

React/Angular/Next.js

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Azure AKS

JFrog Artifactory

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description - Software Engineering Lead (2397194)

Software Engineering Lead - 2397194

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

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise applications across all phases of the AI Software Development Life Cycle (AI-SDLC), including requirements analysis, technical design, implementation, deployment
• Build and deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing applications and APIs, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and engineering standards
• Design and implement microservices-based, cloud-native solutions with a focus on scalability, resiliency, and operational readiness
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into well-defined technical solutions and implementation plans
• Develop backend services using Java (Spring Boot), and/or Python, ensuring maintainable, testable, and high-quality code
• Develop front end applications using Reacts/Angular/Next.js
• Design, develop, and integrate RESTful APIs and enterprise system integrations to support end-to-end business workflows
• Design and implement AI-powered solutions to address complex business problems, leveraging modern AI/GenAI technologies
• Build and operationalize Agentic AI solutions, including multi-step orchestration, tool integration, and workflow automation
• Develop and implement RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) pipelines, enabling knowledge-driven and context-aware AI applications
• Participate in and contribute to the AI Product Development Lifecycle (AI PDLC), including model development, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring of AI solutions
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, enabling automated build, test, and deployment processes
• Manage infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and support cloud-native deployment models
• Develop and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS), ensuring scalability and high availability
• Manage artifact lifecycle using JFrog / Artifactory and support efficient build and release processes
• Ensure adherence to Secure practices, including secure coding, vulnerability management, and compliance with enterprise standards
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
• Ensure solutions meet quality, performance, and security standards, including code reviews, testing, and monitoring
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative fixes
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship through code reviews, design guidance, and knowledge sharing
• Contribute to architecture discussions, design decisions, and engineering standards across the team
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement, innovation, and adoption of modern technologies
• Identify opportunities to automate processes, reduce technical debt, and improve system performance and efficiency
• Works with less structured, more complex issues
• Serves as a resource to others
• 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

• 6+ years of experience over API design, service integration, and backend system engineering
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, along with Terraform-based infrastructure provisioning
• 4+ years of solid Azure Cloud experience, building and operating cloud-native applications
• Hands‑on experience building AI-enabled systems using Agentic AI architectures (multi-step orchestration, tool usage), RAG pipelines with vector search and knowledge grounding
• Experience operating in Agile/Scrum teams with consistent delivery ownership
• Working experience with LLM orchestration, prompt engineering, and AI workflow automation
• Solid experience building API-driven platforms, reusable frameworks, and enterprise-grade integrations
• Solid experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS) for containerized deployments, JFrog / Artifactory for artifact lifecycle management
• Deep backend engineering experience with Java (Spring Boot) and Python, delivering production-grade systems
• Working knowledge of the AI PDLC lifecycle (build, evaluate, deploy, monitor)
• Proven expertise in designing and scaling microservices-based and distributed architectures with Solid focus on resilience, latency, and throughput
• Proven exposure to frontend frameworks (React/Angular/Next.js) to support end-to-end solution delivery
• Solid proficiency in Python for AI pipelines, automation, and agent workflows
• Proven ability to Lead technical initiatives and influence architecture decisions, Mentor engineers and elevate team engineering standards
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across Product, Infra, DevOps, and Architecture
• Demonstrated solid engineering discipline Clean, testable, maintainable code, Debugging, performance tuning, and system optimization
• Demonstrated solid communication, ownership mindset, and problem-solving skills

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.

UnitedHealth Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation for any part of the application process, please call 1-866-566-8715 to be connected to Recruitment Services. Recruitment Services hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

UnitedHealth Group is a registered service mark of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. The UnitedHealth Group name with the dimensional logo, as well as the dimensional logo alone, are both service marks for the UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.