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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Software Engineer to join our team. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a crucial role in shaping the technical roadmap of our cloud-based enterprise applications. In this role, you will collaborate on upcoming features, design new solutions, lead their implementation, and ensure delivery. We foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, adhering to the SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) methodology as our agile practice. You will excel in this organization if you are a solid communicator and practical decision maker.
 

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The primary requirement for this position is for an experienced principal software engineer with a diverse skill set. A solid background in software development and engineering leadership is required, as well as a deep and current skill set in C#/.NET, SQL and JavaScript technologies. The position requires the ability to gather requirements, design and build software, and test and implement solutions meeting project objectives.

Primary Responsibilities:

Design and develop scalable and resilient cloud-based enterprise applications and distributed microservice architecture Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners, architects, and DevOps engineers to define project requirements and deliver high-quality solutions Ensure system reliability, performance, and security by following industry best practices Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, and contribute to code reviews Conducts deep implementation reviews, ensuring architectural and product requirements are met, while raising the quality of the codebase Spearheads plans for new solutions from ambiguous asks, including the research of new technologies, defining the architectural strategy, and identifying meaningful milestones for delivery Creates business cases, can present the hard and soft value stories, makes base business/technical assumptions, calculates and shares ROI potential for product level initiatives Breaks down technical requirements for product roadmap, including system design, architectural diagrams, and API specifications Understands product vision and architecture well enough to effectively communicate value propositions to the Engineering team Coordinate and prioritize tasks, ensuring the team meets deadlines and project milestones Build defined epics and stories into releasable features and functions Conduct research, spikes, design, prototyping and other innovation, exploration and learning activities Pair programming when appropriate to develop code and associated automated tests Participate in continuous improvement of the software itself, team’s process, CI/CD, and development environments Eliminate distractions, impediments, and wasteful work to optimize flow and velocity Minimize technical debt and continuously improve and learn from mistakes, bugs, and refactoring Help the team succeed in delivering potentially releasable and production ready software artifacts in every iteration Demo progress/new features in every iteration Execute software engineering assignments when provided high level business requirements and technical design guidelines from an architect with minimal supervision Recognize strengths and limitations of team members, and adapt to leverage and mentor Solid promotor and use of software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality 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:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field 13+ years of experience as an IT professional 8+ years of experience  in any modern programming language .NET, C# etc, 3+years in Asp.Net form application 5+ years of experience with expertise in developing with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React/angular 5+ years of experience with advanced knowledge and experience with SQL server 5+ years of experience in Service oriented architecture development experience 3+ years of experience architecting and designing microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native solutions 3+ years of experience in AWS/Azure Experience providing low-level design using established enterprise standards and technology Deep understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Solid understanding of software development best practices, including version control, testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) Proven effective communication and collaboration Proven solid curiosity and willingness to learn  Proven to effectively communicate project progress, blockers, and risks to cross-functional teams and stakeholders Proven ability to write clear, concise, and reusable code Proven ability to foster a culture of open communication within the team, encouraging collaboration and information-sharing Proven ability to actively participate in meetings with other teams to align strategies and resolve dependencies Proven ability to breakdown requirements into stories and provide estimates, perform code reviews, raise technical risk and create documentation

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in Scrum/Agile development methodologies Proven solid organizational and project management skills Proven solid leadership skills with a proven record of influencing others Proven ability to work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.