Senior Software Engineer - Schaumburg, IL
Schaumburg, IL

Job Description

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get.

Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health

care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

This is a fast paced, results driven environment with aggressive deadlines. Candidate must be comfortable/confident in ability to assume

responsibility for all aspects of the application life cycle. Must be able to generate enthusiasm among other team members, seek others help

when warranted and be comfortable communicating extensively with other team members.

Primary Responsibilities

* Deliver professional level technical work in support of the development of company products, tools, platforms and services, typically for an external customer or end user
* Design and develop software applications and application components in an agile environment
* Ensuring high quality solutions by implementing unit tests and supporting the creation and design of integration, load, and user acceptance tests
* Work on full stack application development involving creation of APIs, big data platforms and data ingestions components
* Deploying data pipelines in production based on Continuous Delivery practices
* Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed
* Works with less structured, more complex issues
* Serves as a resource to others

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience
* 4 years of full SDLC experience
* 2 years coding experience with JVM based languages (Java, Scala, Groovy, Kotlin)
* 2 years experience with SQL and working on databases like Oracle, PostGres
* 2 years of experience with automation testing with open source frameworks like JUnit
* Development experience of creating and maintaining APIs using open source frameworks like Sprint Boot, Play

Preferred Qualifications:

* Proven experience delivering software using an Agile/Scrum methodology
* 2 years hands-on experience working on Spark or Java MapReduce
* 1 years of experience in functional programming
* 1 years of experience with front-end development frameworks like JQuery, React, Angular, etc.
* Experience with open source tools in big-data ecosystem like Kafka, Tez, Pig, HDFS, Hive, NoSQL databases like Cassandra, HBase,
* etc.
* Experience with leveraging BDD framework experience like JBehave, Spock, Scala Tests, Gherkin, Cucumber
* Experience in secure development practice
* Experience of working on big-data clusters and/or public cloud services
* Experience in Healthcare

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.