Senior Software Engineer – AI, Cloud & HealthTech

UnitedHealth Group; Schaumburg (IL); Remote; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Optum, a part of UnitedHealth Group, seeks an senior software engineer to design and deliver modernized adjudication services. You will build Java/Spring APIs, decompose legacy systems, and own end-to-end modernization efforts across Azure and AWS.

Remote within the U.S.; leadership in cross-team delivery is essential. The role emphasizes observability, security in SDLC, and AI-enabled acceleration of engineering workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with ownership of complex systems.
• 5+ years leading development teams for enterprise systems.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale, high-volume transactional systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of modernized adjudication services.
• Uphold engineering best practices and robust architectural designs.
• Build and enhance Java/Spring-based services and APIs.
• Decompose legacy capabilities into modular components for maintainability.
• Own end-to-end implementation for modernization features.

Skills

Cloud-native design

APIs (REST)

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Java

Spring/Spring Boot

AI prompt engineering

Observability

Security SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Optum, a part of UnitedHealth Group, seeks an senior software engineer to design and deliver modernized adjudication services. You will build Java/Spring APIs, decompose legacy systems, and own end-to-end modernization efforts across Azure and AWS.

Remote within the U.S.; leadership in cross-team delivery is essential. The role emphasizes observability, security in SDLC, and AI-enabled acceleration of engineering workflows.