Senior Software 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.

Design and deliver end to end features using Java (Spring Boot) microservices and Angular web apps Write clean, testable code with JUnit/Testcontainers, Jasmine/Jest, and Cypress/Playwright for E2E Build and maintain REST/GraphQL APIs, data access (JPA/Hibernate), caching (e.g., Redis), and secure auth (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT) Author and optimize Dockerfiles (multi stage builds, minimal bases, SBOMs/signing); manage image lifecycle in registries Own CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps/Jenkins/GitLab CI) with tests, scans, artifact versioning, and automated rollbacks Provision and manage environments via Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep/CloudFormation) and configuration-as-code Embed shift left security: SAST/DAST, dependency & container image scanning, secrets management, OWASP top 10 safeguards Optimize cost and efficiency: right-size resources, reduce image size/startup time, and monitor cloud/container spend Build internal tooling/CLIs & automation (Java/Node/Python/Bash/Go) for dev workflows, releases, and compliance checks Automate database migrations (Liquibase/Flyway), schema/versioning, and test data management Collaborate with Product, Design, QA, Security; perform code reviews, mentor engineers, and maintain clear docs/runbooks (Valuable) Use AI assisted coding/testing and log analysis tools to speed delivery and accelerate root cause analysis responsibly 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 Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience 3+ years of software engineering experience 3+ years of experience in developing applications using Java (Spring Boot) and Angular 3+ years of experience in front-end development with Angular (components, RxJS, routing, forms, state management, testing with Jasmine/Jest) 3+ years of experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and ORMs (JPA/Hibernate); exposure to NoSQL technologies (Redis, MongoDB) 3+ years of hands-on experience with Docker and containerization, including image optimization and registry workflows 3+ years of experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab CI) with integrated testing and security scanning 3+ years of experience using Infrastructure as Code and configuration-as-code tools (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Helm, Kustomize) 3+ years of experience delivering automated testing across units, integration, and end-to-end frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Testcontainers, Cypress, Playwright) 3+ years of experience in implementing observability practices (metrics, logging, tracing using tools such as Prometheus, ELK/EFK, OpenTelemetry) 3+ years of experience with Linux, networking fundamentals, HTTP, and distributed systems 2+ years of strong