Assoc Software Engg Manager JAVA FSD

Requisition Number: 2348174
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:

• Lead an agile team within a Release Team/Value Stream
• Accountable for team delivery, collectively responsible for end to end product quality
• Closely work with Business/Product Stakeholders and translate requirements into effective solutions
• Engage in the full software development lifecycle, with a solid focus on coding, testing, and debugging
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following engineering best practices
• Participate in agile meetings, design reviews, test case reviews, and production support readiness reviews for new releases
• Collaborate with team members to design, develop, and deploy new features
• Optimize and enhance the performance of existing software applications
• Communicate effectively and regularly with management and technical support teams
• Support P1 Application DevOps & O&M activities
• Demonstrates excellent problem solving skills
• 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 regard 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:

• B.Tech./MCA (Minimum 16 years of formal education)
• 6+ years of hands-on experience on UI & Backend Development
• 6+ years of proven experience as a Software Engineer or in a similar technical role
• Hands-on experience as a Full Stack Engineer (FSE) with a solid understanding of micro-services architecture
• Proficient with Angular, Java, Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate, Git, REST API, Splunk, MySQL, Postgres, Azure Cloud, AKS, GitHub Actions
• Proficient with CI/CD tools such as Docker/Podman, Kubernetes/NoMad, and GitHub Actions
• AI/ML - Python, LangGraph, LangChain, FastAPI, MCP
• Solid grasp of core design principles for building scalable and maintainable applications
• Demonstrate solid analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to support QA, UAT and release phases of the project via defect analysis & resolution
• Effective team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven fast learner with a passion for exploring new programming languages and emerging technologies
• Good in design thinking and approach to solve business problem by applying suitable technologies (cost efficient, high performance, resilient and scalable

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.