Principal Software Engineer - Remote

• Leadership of agile teams building and supporting Public Cloud-based applications & components
• Use your expertise to lay down architectural foundations and provide guidance on development, with an eye toward avoiding and reducing technical debt.
• Delivery of roadmap that helps transform capabilities by combining access to the right tools, data, platforms and scalable computing with Optum’s healthcare expertise and industry leading data assets
• Produce high quality solutions that are highly reliable and scalable
• Work directly with Business, Technology, Digital partners to drive development of new service/product offerings
• Encourage the growth of engineers through skills development, objectives and goal setting
• Collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team of engineers, product leaders, scrum masters & User Experience engineers
• Support the software delivery team’s ability to rapidly deliver high-value, quality software through the use of automation and ‘everything - as - code’ (EaC) best practices
• Ensure application stability with exceptional quality, reliability engineering, and security controls

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.

Do you have experience in Team management?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Undergraduate degree in applicable area of expertise or equivalent experience

• 7+ years of experience leading software engineering teams and solutions architecture for data intensive, scalable, high throughput platforms, and applications
• 5+ years of experience with back-end technologies, such as Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Rest API Development
• 3+ years of experience leading technology operations for large and complex high throughput application or a technology platform
• 3+ years of experience with front-end web technologies, such as Angular, React, JavaScript, Typescript Node JS
• Experience proactively tracking the Agile engineering metrics for scrum teams, as well as metrics improvement plans
• Experience enabling DevOps Maturity by driving CI/CD, automation, and continuous monitoring in all the applications, experience using tools like Docker, Dockers etc.
• Experience facilitating and leading engineering teams, architecture & delivery planning activities across geographically diverse and multi-disciplinary teams
• Proven solid Full Stack Engineering Concepts (Front End Web Technologies & Back End Technologies) and hands-on on latest technologies
• Demonstrated ability to innovate with a deep technical understanding of emerging technologies to address needs and problems of providing services to large and technically progressive organizations
• Demonstrated communication skills including explaining complex concepts effectively to technical and nontechnical audience, negotiation and persuasion, conflict resolution, and presenting to executive level management
• Demonstrated leadership skills having led changes in large multi-functional global teams and using Agile practices

* All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $134,600 to $230,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week., At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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

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