Lead Software Engineer

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for CPS strategic programs, including CPS 2026 Big Rock initiatives and enterprise modernization efforts
• Define solution architecture, engineering roadmaps, and technology strategies that align with business objectives
• Lead multiple concurrent delivery streams and provide technical oversight from concept through production deployment
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, architectural principles, security controls, and development best practices
• Drive application modernization initiatives, cloud adoption, platform scalability, and technical debt reduction strategies
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement AI-driven capabilities that improve business processes, automation, decision-making, and user experiences
• Conduct architecture reviews, design reviews, code reviews, and technical risk assessments
• Partner with architects, product owners, business leaders, and vendor partners to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives
• Lead production readiness reviews, release planning, incident management, root cause analysis, and operational excellence initiatives
• Mentor engineers and provide leadership across development teams to improve engineering maturity and delivery effectiveness
• Drive continuous improvement in software quality, delivery velocity, platform reliability, security, and customer satisfaction
• Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex architectural, performance, integration, and production support challenges
• Influence enterprise technology decisions and contribute to long-term platform and innovation strategies

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.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years leading enterprise-scale technical initiatives
• 6+ years experience with C#, .NET Core/.NET 6+, ASP.NET Core, API development, distributed systems, and modern architectural patterns
• 6+ years experience with Angular, TypeScript, responsive web application development, and enterprise UI architecture
• 4+ years extensive experience designing and delivering cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure, including App Services, Azure Functions, API Management, Azure SQL, Storage, Key Vault, Service Bus, and event-driven architectures
• 4+ years expertise in enterprise integration patterns, microservices, domain-driven design, and scalable application architecture
• Experience leading technical design reviews, architecture reviews, and engineering governance processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions
• Solid understanding of security, compliance, identity management, OAuth2, JWT, and Microsoft Entra ID
• Proven ability to establish development standards, secure coding practices, DevSecOps processes, and quality engineering frameworks
• Demonstrated success leading technical teams and cross-functional delivery efforts in Agile environments
• Proven exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and executive-facing presentation skills

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 $112,700 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are 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 and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment