Senior Software Engineer

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

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining core Java-based applications while optimizing enterprise build engineering and automation pipelines. You will leverage automated workflows, build tools, and enterprise AI capabilities to streamline development processes and deliver reliable, high-performance software features.

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.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining core Java-based applications while optimizing enterprise build engineering and automation pipelines. You will leverage automated workflows, build tools, and enterprise AI capabilities to streamline development processes and deliver reliable, high-performance software features.

• Contribute directly as a hands‑on software engineer designing, building, testing, and maintaining core Java-based applications and features.
• Design, optimize, and maintain automated build pipelines and workflows utilizing Gradle and Git Hub Actions.
• Manage dependency resolution, artifact management (Artifactory), and build execution performance across Java application codebases.
• Use enterprise‑approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement across development and build engineering processes.
• Evaluate emerging trends in build engineering, continuous integration, and AI‑assisted developer tooling to inform solution design and strategic innovation.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI‑powered solutions, frameworks, and reusable components to address complex business challenges with an emphasis on responsible AI use.
• Perform code reviews, enforce build quality gates, mentor software engineers, and collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams to accelerate reliable product delivery.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum methodology to deliver high‑quality software releases every 2 weeks through Sprints.

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.

• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of equivalent software development experience
• 5+ years of hands‑on Java development experience
• 3+ years of experience with Relational Databases and SQL
• 1+ years of experience with Git Hub Actions and automated build pipelines
• 1+ years of experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and dependency…