At Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group, we are looking for a Software Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership for our design and development efforts. You will be responsible for ensuring engineering excellence, mentoring developers, and delivering high-quality, scalable solutions aligned with enterprise needs. Our culture is about caring, connecting, and growing together, guided by inclusion.

What You'll Do

Drive end-to-end technical design, detailed architecture, and development of complex systems.
Apply object-oriented principles and recommended design patterns to build scalable and maintainable solutions.
Provide hands-on technical guidance, mentor developers, and enforce engineering best practices.
Conduct design reviews and code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and architectural guidelines.
Lead development of backend services using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and microservices frameworks.
Develop cloud-native applications and services on Azure.
Participate actively in the entire SDLC—requirements analysis, prototyping, design, development, testing, and deployment.
Work with Databricks for data engineering, transformations, and analytics workloads.
Build data pipelines, model training workflows, and deployment processes for AI/ML use cases.
Select and integrate appropriate AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize ML models.
Serve as a technical SME for Azure cloud components including compute, storage, networking, and DevOps services.
Work with SQL MI and enterprise RDBMS platforms like SQL Server and Oracle.
Design solutions integrating streaming platforms such as Kafka.
Support the creation of digital-native applications such as portals and mobile-ready solutions.
Drive initiatives to improve code quality, automation, testing, CI/CD, and performance optimization.
Ensure robust monitoring, logging, and observability across services.
Contribute to reusable engineering assets, accelerators, and design templates.
Work closely with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to align on requirements.
Prepare technical documentation and contribute to client-ready design materials.
Assist in technical discussions and demos with stakeholders and customers.

What We're Looking For

Graduation degree.
Solid hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and REST API development.
Experience with Databricks, SQL MI, and relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle).
Expertise with software architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
Understanding of AI/ML system design, data pipelines, and model deployment workflows.
Solid knowledge of Kafka and integration patterns.
Proven ability to lead teams technically and influence solution design.
Proven excellent problem-solving skills and communication abilities.