Software Engineer

Software Development Engineer

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Independently deliver development tasks with accountability and quality
• Work closely with Solution and Technical Architects to ensure reliable implementations
• Contribute across the SDLC: design, development, testing, debugging, documentation, and deployment
• Enhance existing products and build new features using modern technologies
• Participate in code reviews and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Help define scalable and sustainable engineering processes
• Stay current with emerging technologies and apply them effectively
• Promote design patterns and best practices across the team
• Participate in design reviews, test case reviews, and production readiness checks
• Support cross-functional collaboration with Business, Deployment, and Infrastructure teams
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• B.Tech/BE/MCA with 2+ years of experience across multiple technology layers
• 3+ years of hands-on software development experience
• Hands-on experience with any one public cloud AWS or Azure
• Experience with frontend frameworks like Angular 15+ or React
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Terraform
• Experience in product engineering and global team collaboration
• Understanding of cloud architecture principles and common security practices
• Familiarity with microservices architecture
• Exposure to containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes
• Proficiency in at least one programming language: Java, Python, or Golang
• Proven solid communication and collaboration skills in agile environments