Remote Senior Software Engineer: Cloud & Microservices

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and operate secure cloud platform services across large-scale distributed systems. You will work with Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, RESTful services, and modern cloud technologies to deliver resilient, scalable software that supports healthcare delivery.

The role emphasizes DevOps, CI/CD, and everything-as-code, with collaboration across engineering, product management, and enterprise architecture to meet demanding timelines and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in large-scale distributed system development and operations.
• 6+ years applying OO principles and design patterns for scalable architectures.
• 6+ years of Java/J2EE development (Java 17+), Spring Boot, RESTful services.
• 4+ years with microservices and containerization/orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).
• 2+ years with CI/CD pipelines and IaC (Terraform).
• 2+ years experience with relational DBs (PostgreSQL) and cloud (Azure).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate secure cloud platform services.
• Demonstrate full lifecycle experience for large-scale software products.
• Apply agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Code, test, review, and mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure code quality, reliability, and scalable architectures.
• Translate requirements into end-to-end technical solutions.
• Monitor performance and troubleshoot across distributed systems.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to meet timelines.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

1+ years of experience in AI/ML solutions (preferred)

Experience with front-end frameworks (e.g., ReactJS)

Tools

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

RESTful Web Services

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

JUnit

Git

PostgreSQL

Azure

Terraform

ReactJS

Job description

Optum Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and operate secure cloud platform services across large-scale distributed systems. You will work with Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, RESTful services, and modern cloud technologies to deliver resilient, scalable software that supports healthcare delivery.

The role emphasizes DevOps, CI/CD, and everything-as-code, with collaboration across engineering, product management, and enterprise architecture to meet demanding timelines and