Senior Software Engineer, AI & Cloud Lead (Remote)

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); A distancia; USD 92.000 - 164.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase program

401(k) contribution program

Incentive and recognition programs

Descripción de la vacante

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on remote delivery within the United States. You will design, build, and operate scalable enterprise software, mentoring other engineers and shaping technical direction across cloud-native, AI-enabled solutions.

You will work with Java, Python, Spring Boot, FastAPI, and React, deploying in Azure or GCP, and applying DevOps practices to deliver secure, resilient services. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Formación

• 4+ years of professional software development experience across the software development lifecycle.
• Experience designing or developing AI/ML or generative AI solutions, including LLM applications, intelligent agents, copilots, NLP, or real‑time inference.
• Solid hands‑on development experience with one or more modern programming languages, preferably Java and/or Python.
• Experience developing APIs and distributed services using Spring Boot, FastAPI, and REST.
• Experience with modern front‑end development, preferably React.
• Experience designing and deploying solutions within Azure, GCP, or equivalent cloud environments.
• Experience with modern DevOps, CI/CD, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and data integration patterns.
• Solid understanding of microservices, API design, and modern application architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to design scalable, secure, reliable, and high-performance solutions.
• Strong technical leadership, mentoring, code/design reviews, and influencing engineering practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication for technical and non‑technical audiences.

Responsabilidades

• Lead architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support of enterprise software solutions.
• Design modular, scalable, secure, and maintainable applications and services.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture decisions, design reviews, code reviews, and documentation.
• Develop backend services and APIs using Java, Spring Boot, Python, FastAPI, and REST.
• Develop modern frontend experiences using React and related frameworks.
• Design and implement cloud-native solutions in Azure or GCP, including containers, Kubernetes, serverless, and microservices.
• Lead modernization efforts toward cloud and service-based architectures.
• Apply AI/ML and generative AI capabilities where appropriate, including LLM-enabled apps.
• Implement DevOps and CI/CD using GitHub Actions, Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Build observable, secure, and well-supported systems.
• Diagnose production issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive remediation.
• Define and implement testing strategies (unit, integration, performance, etc.).
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve developer productivity.

Conocimientos

Java

Python

Spring Boot

FastAPI

REST APIs

React

Azure/GCP

DevOps / CI-CD

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions

Observability / Monitoring

Security / Reliability

AI/ML / LLM

Mentoring / Technical leadership

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Herramientas

GitHub Copilot

Descripción del empleo

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on remote delivery within the United States. You will design, build, and operate scalable enterprise software, mentoring other engineers and shaping technical direction across cloud-native, AI-enabled solutions.

You will work with Java, Python, Spring Boot, FastAPI, and React, deploying in Azure or GCP, and applying DevOps practices to deliver secure, resilient services. Strong communication and leadership are essential.