Senior Software Engineer: AI-Powered Health & Cloud

Optum; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Incentive and recognition programs

Job summary

Optum is seeking an experienced software engineer to design, develop, and deploy scalable applications and AI-powered solutions aimed at modernizing health benefit systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical specifications and architectures.

You will mentor junior engineers, promote best practices in cloud and DevOps, and help integrate AI features across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS with 5+ years of software development.
• 3+ years in modern programming languages and cloud/DevOps experience.
• Experience with AI-powered features integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable software applications and AI-powered solutions to modernize health benefit systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical specifications and architectures.
• Mentor junior engineers to foster technical growth.

Skills

Python

Java

C#

TypeScript

AI-powered solutions

Machine Learning

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

GCP

Microservices

Agile/Scrum

LLM integration

NLP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Optum is seeking an experienced software engineer to design, develop, and deploy scalable applications and AI-powered solutions aimed at modernizing health benefit systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical specifications and architectures.

You will mentor junior engineers, promote best practices in cloud and DevOps, and help integrate AI features across platforms.