Associate Software Engineer II

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.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Team Player with strong collaboration and communication skills
• Be able to understand DevOps model (end -to-end) and contribute to automating the software development, testing, and deployment lifecycle using continuous integration and continuous deployment practices
• Develop scalable and efficient backend services using Python and Golang; contribute to UI components using React JS and JavaScript when required
• Implement microservices-based architectures and ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability of the services
• Build pipelines using GitHub Actions and integrate automated test frameworks
• Develop data processing workflows using advanced Python and Pandas
• Use Docker and Kubernetes to containerize applications and deploy them across environments
• Implement observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and logging frameworks
• Leverage open-source technologies to solve engineering challenges.
• Work with Linux systems including basic administration and debugging
• Support building and maintaining Kubernetes clusters on-prem or on public cloud
• Work with ServiceNow for incident, change, and request workflows.
• Support application teams by analyzing issues, identifying root causes, and proposing fixes
• 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:

• G raduate degree or equivalent experience
• Experience with scaling, monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting production systems
• Hands-on experience with Python (including advanced programming concepts) and Golang development exposure
• Experience with Docker-building images, running containers, and maintaining containerized applications
• Development experience on Agentic AI and Multi Agent flows
• Experience handling monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, etc.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes-cluster basics, deployments, services, scaling, and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with React JS, JavaScript, and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with ServiceNow workflows
• Understanding of DevOps concepts and CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions
• Understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and API communication patterns
• Proven solid foundation in computer science concepts, data structures, and algorithms
• Proven exposure to any public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Proven ability to write automation scripts using Shell and Python

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.