As a Java Software Engineer in our Medicare Retiree team, you will take ownership of enterprise technical solutions that process our medical claims adjudication in a flexible, growth-oriented environment, whilst driving modernisation and business capability advancement. 

Our software platform is growing, and we are looking for a Software Engineer that will be responsible for front and back-end development. Ensuring new features are being built in a way that are aligned with the platform’s vision. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc.
• Provide technical guidance to junior software developers
• Specify, design and implement modest changes to existing software architecture to meet changing needs
• Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features
• Maintain code integrity and organisation
• Understanding and implementation of security and data protection

• Relevant undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Experience developing in Java using Spring Framework (Boot, Core, MVC, REST API) with Spring Boot strongly preferred
• Proficiency with Object Oriented design and patterns
• RDBMS Experience developing solutions using ideally mySQL and creating SQL queries
• Agile Development Practices
• Passionate about writing concise, well tested and robust code

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ideally with frameworks such as Angular or React)
• Experience of Microservice Architectures
• Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery
• Experience with testing frameworks
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with event steaming platforms such as Kafka

We built an entire organisation 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, colour, 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.