Senior Full Stack Engineer

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.

We are seeking an innovative Sr Software Engineer to join our software development team. In this role, you will build and maintain full stack applications using Angular and Spring Boot, while actively embedding enterprise-approved AI tools into your daily software development workflow. By leveraging AI-driven productivity tools for code generation, unit test creation, refactoring, and debugging, you will help optimize software delivery workflows, boost engineering efficiency, and drive high-quality software solutions across enterprise healthcare systems.

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

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable full stack applications utilizing Angular for front-end interface development and Spring Boot for back-end microservices
• Embed enterprise-approved AI development tools into daily coding workflows to accelerate feature development, automate test generation, and refactor code efficiently
• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, write documentation, and drive continuous delivery improvements
• Evaluate emerging trends and AI development technologies to inform solution design, modern coding practices, and strategic technical innovation
• Build, optimize, and consume robust RESTful Web Services / APIs and integrate back-end solutions with relational databases (e.g., MySQL)
• Perform AI-assisted code reviews, debug application issues, and ensure strict adherence to software quality, performance, and security standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, product managers, and enterprise architects to translate business requirements into efficient software architecture

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

• 5+ years of professional full stack software engineering experience across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience building web applications using Angular
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience developing backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot
• 3+ years of experience designing, building, and integrating RESTful Web Services / APIs
• Demonstrated experience actively integrating enterprise‑approved AI coding tools and productivity assistants into daily development processes (e.g., code completion, unit test drafting, refactoring, or troubleshooting)

• Experience working with MySQL or other relational databases, including database design, query drafting, and query performance tuning
• Track record of utilizing AI‑driven tools to enhance delivery velocity, test coverage, and documentation quality
• Experience with cloud integration (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP), CI/CD pipelines, and containerization platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent…