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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Unitedhealth Group Inc
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $91,700.0 - $163,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Continuous Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Github, Java Web Services, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Oracle (Applications), Cloud Services, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Cloud Platform System, Spring-boot, Git, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Xl Deploy, Data Pipelines, Spring Batch, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/013eb9ee-23d2-4277-b9f1-d241fd9b2b8e

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
 * 8+ years of overall experience in Software development
 * 5+ years of experience with Java micro-services, Spring Boot, Spring Batch
 * 3+ years of experience hosting micro services in cloud environments, specifically, experience in Kubernetes
 * 3+ years of experience with Kafka Producer, Kafka Consumer and Kafka Streams
 * 3+ years of experience with databases such as MySQL, Oracle, Postgres
 * 3+ years of CI/CD experience, including building and deploying and maintaining cloud micro services

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Git, GitHub, GitHub actions, GitHub Pipelines
 * 2+ years of experience with DataStage PX ETL development
 * Docker
 * XL Deploy
 * General CI/CD pipeline experience

## Description

* Design and develop solutions for the current project through cloud-hosted Java Microservices/Kafka streams and DataStage ETL jobs
 * Mentor and guide developers on the team
 * Hands-on work with deliverables of java services, cloud solutions, data pipelines, Kafka streaming and DataStage PX to implement solutions
 * Help create strategic direction for how to transform other components of the app using modern technologies (Kafka, services, SQL and NoSQL DB)
 * Help triage and fix issues with solution in Production
 * Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks
 * Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation

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.


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