Senior Software Engineer

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Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States Salary: $91,700 - $163,700/year

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United Health Group Our Company 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, and data they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities.

Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position Summary As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise-scale AI solutions and cloud-native platforms. Working within a high-performing software engineering team, you will drive the end-to-end lifecycle of cutting-edge agentic AI services, leveraging frameworks like Google ADK and MCP alongside modern cloud architectures (GCP/AWS). In this role, you will champion technical excellence, mentor team members, define AI engineering standards, and partner with product, architecture, security, and governance teams to build highly reliable, scalable, and responsible AI-powered capabilities.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute
* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead the design, architecture, development, and deployment of scalable, secure, cloud-native AI platforms and backend services

Own the end-to-end AI service lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, performance tuning, deep profiling, and production support

Define and enforce AI engineering standards, evaluation frameworks, reliability improvements, and observability practices across backend AI systems

Lead and mentor scrum team members to deliver AI solutions, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous technical improvement

Partner with product owners, architects, engineers, security, and business stakeholders to align on priorities, risk management, and on-time delivery

Communicate project status, risk assessments, and complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with an emphasis on responsible AI governance and compliance

Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to optimize coding efficiency, automate workflows, streamline test automation, and drive continuous software delivery

Evaluate emerging AI trends, frameworks, and tools to inform solution design and drive strategic innovation

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

6+ years of software development experience3+ years of hands-on experience building, deploying, and maintaining applications in GCP or AWS3+ years of experience in Python and Java3+ years of experience with SQL/No

SQL databases2+ years of experience with RESTful API development (FastAPI) and microservices architecture1+ years of experience with containerization (Docker), Kubernetes orchestration1+ experience utilizing AI development lifecycle (DLC) tools to optimize coding efficiency, test automation, and software delivery

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field

Hands-on experience in AI/ML engineering or related technical field

Familiarity with ethical AI governance frameworks and privacy-enhancing technologies2+ years of hands-on experience with AI agents or multi-agent systems (e.g., LLMs, prompt engineering, Google ADK, MCP, or agentic AI frameworks)
Demonstrated experience implementing testing patterns, automated testing frameworks, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices

Customer-focused and quality-driven mindset with proven technical leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills
* All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to United Health Group's Telecommuter Policy.

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