Senior Software Engineer — Remote HealthTech, AI & Cloud

Optum; Town of Wausau (WI); Remote; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

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Job summary

Optum is hiring a software engineer to design, build, and deliver scalable web applications and RESTful services. The role emphasizes teamwork with senior engineers, collaboration with analysts, and delivering high-quality software under tight schedules.

You will mentor peers, work with cloud-native tech, and support production operations while leveraging AI tools to improve quality and efficiency. The position supports remote work within the United States and requires eligibility for a security

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in full lifecycle software development in an agile environment.
• 5 years building web applications and RESTful services.
• 5 years with relational databases (MS SQL, PostgreSQL).
• 5 years with .NET Core or similar OO language.
• 5 years with containerization and orchestration across environments.
• 5 years with CI/CD and test automation.
• 2 years leveraging AI tools in the SDLC for quality/efficiency.
• U.S. citizenship is required and ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and debug applications meeting specs and business requirements.
• Collaborate with lead engineers on technical design for new product development.
• Work with Business Analysts to develop requirements and assist with estimation.
• Promote best practices in software development and documentation.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and lead engineering efforts to meet timelines.
• Operate production services (build, deploy, monitor).
• Mentor other software engineers.

Skills

Full lifecycle software development

Web applications

RESTful services

RDBMS (MS SQL/ PostgreSQL)

.NET Core

Containerization/ orchestration

CI/CD

AI tools in SDLC

US citizenship

Security clearance readiness

Education

HS Diploma

Bachelor's Degree (CS/IT/CE)

Tools

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps pipelines

Flux / Argo CD

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Optum is hiring a software engineer to design, build, and deliver scalable web applications and RESTful services. The role emphasizes teamwork with senior engineers, collaboration with analysts, and delivering high-quality software under tight schedules.

You will mentor peers, work with cloud-native tech, and support production operations while leveraging AI tools to improve quality and efficiency. The position supports remote work within the United States and requires eligibility for a security