Software Engineer - Golang

Caring. Connecting. Growing Together.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Join a development team to perform all phases of software engineering including requirements analysis, application design, code development and testing
• Own the build/deploy/release process and find ways to automate and improve our pipeline at every step
• Design reusable components, frameworks, and libraries
• Participate in an Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodology to deliver high-quality software releases every 2 weeks
• Collaborate on the design with other team members and product owners, both inside and outside the scrum team
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code developed meets coding best practices guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines
• 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 regard 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:

• Graduate of Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of Software Engineering experience
• Technical Skills:
• Cloud: 1+ years of experience building and shipping production software in a scaled distributed environment in public cloud
• Proficiency in GoLang (preferred), Rust, Graph QL
• Databases: Experience with relational databases or non-relational databases.
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git and GitHub
• DevOps: Experience with Docker and CI/CD tools/services

Preferred Qualifications:

• UI Frameworks: Experience with React/React Native (preferred), Angular, Blazor
• Databases: Experience with Microsoft SQL, DynamoDB (preferred)
• Backend: Proficiency with any Java or JavaScript-based UI framework
• Cloud: Familiarity with AWS (preferred), Azure, GCP
• Message Queue Systems: Experience with AWS SQS (preferred), RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka
• Testing Tools/Services/Frameworks: Playwright, Cucumber, SauceLabs, Cypress, Appium
• AI Integration: Knowledge and experience in integrating AI technologies into software engineering processes and products. Ability to leverage AI for improving development workflows, enhancing product features, and optimizing team performance