This role will be principal in our initiatives to modernize and migrate key applications to public cloud (primarily Azure.) This would include taking defined Architecture to design through implementation with about 50% effort focused on mentorship (including code and pull-request reviews) and 50% on development. Join us! There's never been a better time to do your life's best work℠

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, monitor, maintain, and continuously improve software
• Translate product concepts into project commitments that deliver incremental value to our customers frequently and with high quality
• Mentor the engineering team through code reviews, and hands-on design sessions.

You will be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

• Experience in one or more of the follow languages Java and JavaScript with the ability to translate skills to target stack
• Experience with User Interface development with React
• Experience working with Azure PaaS offerings
• Experience with engineering fundamentals: unit testing, code reviews, telemetry, agile and DevOps
• Experience working with three or more of the following: continuous integration / continuous delivery tools, REST API development, serverless architecture, containerization, IaC, public / private cloud, application observability and/or messaging / stream architecture
• Experience with multiple storage mechanisms including relational, columnar, key-value, graph or the like
• Experience delivering applications using componentized and distributed patterns
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in Unix/Linux environments
• Experience working with Node
• Experience delivering reusable components, patterns, tools
• Solid understanding of formal architecture, design patterns and best practices
• Experience in the health care industry

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.SM

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.