Senior Software Engineer

• Platform & APIs (AI-First Java/Spring on Azure)
  • Design develop and deploy scalable AI-infused services using Java/Spring Boot on Azure App Services and API Management embedding LLM NLP and predictive capabilities (RAG classification summarization anomaly detection)
  • Integrate ML/NLP and predictive analytics into existing systems using event-driven architectures vector search caching and idempotent REST APIs documented with OpenAPI/Swagger
  • Ensure performance and reliability at scale including TPS capacity planning P95/P99 latency targets rate limiting resilience patterns (retry circuit breaker) pagination/versioning and success/error analytics (HTTP 2xx/5xx)
• Data Streaming & Storage (AI-Aware)
  • Design and optimize MySQL schemas; leverage Redis for low-latency features feature flags and inference caching; use Snowflake for analytics and feature pipelines; Kafka for event sourcing schema registry and model feedback loops
  • Partner with data engineering teams to produce AI features through feature stores batch/stream ingestion automated data quality checks and model monitoring/drift detection
• DevOps MLOps & SRE (AI-Augmented)
  • Build and maintain enterprise-grade AI platforms on Azure using Functions AKS and Workflows with Docker including ingress autoscaling health probes and secret management
  • Implement CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code using GitHub Actions trunk-based development semantic versioning Terraform modules/workspaces and policy-as-code with blue/green and canary deployments
  • Optimize AI model and pipeline performance including batch vs real-time execution GPU/CPU right-sizing token/throughput budgeting cost controls and vector index tuning
  • Establish observability using Splunk and Azure Monitor/App Insights with SLOs error budgets dashboards on-call runbooks and post-mortems
  • Monitor deployed AI systems for accuracy reliability drift and business impact using feedback loops A/B testing and SLA-aligned alerts
• Security Compliance & AI Governance
  • Ensure secure ethical and compliant AI solutions through data minimization PII/PHI handling prompt/response safety auditability and model risk reviews
  • Implement cloud security best practices including Azure Key Vault Managed Identities network isolation (VNet/Private Endpoints) OAuth2/OIDC TLS static code analysis and container image scanning
• Architecture Collaboration & Leadership
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into AI-driven technical solutions with measurable outcomes across quality cost and delivery speed
  • Lead experimentation and prototyping of emerging AI technologies and convert successful POCs into hardened observable production services
  • Document architectures workflows and best practices; mentor engineers in AI-first design and modern DevSecOps practices
• Tools & Developer Productivity (AI in the Loop)
  • Use AI copilots and assistants such as GitHub Copilot and M365 Copilot responsibly to accelerate development testing documentation and operations
  • Leverage AI and automation tools including AccelQ StoryCraft Dialogflow CX Hubot JAX RapidAI Processing Platform Tesseract OCR Azure AI/Azure OpenAI and other compliant cloud AI services
  • Work with a modern tool chain including GitHub JetBrains IDEs Docker Sonar AKS Redis MySQL Snowflake Kafka and Splunk using templates and golden paths to boost productivity

• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing Java/Spring Boot applications
• 5+ years of experience working with diverse data stores including relational non-relational JSON and columnar databases
• 4+ years of Agile delivery experience using tools such as Rally or JIRA
• 2+ years of DevOps automation experience including Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform
• 1+ years of hands-on experience with Azure AI services and resources such as AKS App Services and MLOps platforms
• 1+ years of solid experience building updating and maintaining high-throughput RESTful APIs

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Experience collaborating with Dev/Ops teams in Agile onshore/offshore delivery models
• Experience with healthcare industry standards such as HL7 FHIR or SMART
• Proven excellent communication skills with the ability to tell clear data and capability stories and articulate value to customers

What We Do

Optum part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses 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. At Optum we support your well-being with an understanding team extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.

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