Software Engineer

About This Role

This role is for an experienced Software Engineer with strong Java development, DevOps engineering, and Service Level Owner responsibilities at Optum, a global organization focused on improving health outcomes through technology. The engineer will maintain system reliability, delivery velocity, and quality across multiple eligibility and enterprise platforms. This is a remote role.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java-based applications and services
• Implement high quality, efficient, and maintainable code following engineering best practices
• Build and enhance RESTful APIs and backend processing pipelines
• Perform code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and ensure code quality
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar
• Manage infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform, Helm, or CloudFormation
• Support containerization and orchestration via Docker and Kubernetes/AKS/EKS
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging via tools such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, etc
• Define, monitor, and maintain SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs for critical platforms
• Ensure system reliability, uptime, and performance across multiple applications (e.g., CSP, Cosmos, USP)
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and corrective action implementation
• Partner with cross functional teams—including QE, product, infrastructure, and support—to ensure operational excellence
• Drive enterprise-wide improvements in reliability, resiliency, and delegation platforms

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on Java development experience
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering
• Experience managing production systems with well-defined SLO/SLI frameworks
• Solid knowledge of Java 8+
• Solid knowledge of Spring / Spring Boot
• Solid knowledge of REST APIs
• Solid knowledge of Microservices architectures
• Solid knowledge of Splunk
• Expertise with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Solid background in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Solid troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization skills

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on Java development experience and 5+ years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering

Nice to Have

• Experience with enterprise eligibility systems (CSP, Cosmos, USP) or similar platforms
• Experience in healthcare, payer systems, or large-scale enterprise environments
• Knowledge of Kafka, MQ, or event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and QE collaboration
• Proven solid communication and coordination across multiple engineering and product teams
• Proven ability to lead operational discussions and drive decisions
• Proven ownership mindset with a focus on reliability, quality, and delivery velocity

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits