Senior Software Engineer
Role Overview
Optum Insight develops software-enabled services and analytics for payers, providers, governments, life sciences companies, and consumers.
The Senior Software Engineer will design, develop, and deploy enterprise software applications, analytics platforms, and AI-powered solutions.
The role combines scalable software engineering with machine learning integration and intelligent automation.
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Role Overview
Optum Insight develops software-enabled services and analytics for payers, providers, governments, life sciences companies, and consumers.
The Senior Software Engineer will design, develop, and deploy enterprise software applications, analytics platforms, and AI-powered solutions.
The role combines scalable software engineering with machine learning integration and intelligent automation.
Workplace Arrangement
- The position offers office-based and remote flexibility in specified locations.
- Applicants outside the listed locations may be considered for remote work.
Primary Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve full-lifecycle software applications and AI-powered solutions.
- Build and integrate AI capabilities, machine learning pipelines, and intelligent automation into enterprise products.
- Use approved AI tools to streamline workflows and improve software engineering.
- Evaluate emerging technologies for solution design, architecture, and innovation.
- Collaborate with architects, data scientists, product managers, and engineering teams on requirements and specifications.
- Conduct code and architecture reviews, provide feedback, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
- Troubleshoot production performance bottlenecks, model integration issues, and system defects.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines and automated testing for software and model workflows.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or at least 4 years of software development experience.
- At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience delivering enterprise applications.
- At least 5 years of hands-on Java and Spring Boot development.
- At least 3 years of experience with AI-powered applications, machine learning workflows, or intelligent automations.
- At least 3 years of experience with RESTful APIs, microservices architectures, and data pipelines.
- At least 3 years of experience with relational or non-relational databases.
- At least 2 years of cloud platform experience and AI/ML integration into production applications.
- At least 2 years of experience with CI/CD toolchains.
Preferred Qualifications
- Python experience for software development, data processing, or AI model integration.
- Experience with cloud-native AI/ML services such as SageMaker, Azure OpenAI, or Vertex AI.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, MLOps, model monitoring, versioning, and automated testing.
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
- Experience in healthcare technology or other regulated domains.
Compensation
- The salary range is $91,700-$163,700 annually based on full-time employment.
- Additional benefits may include incentives, equity stock purchase, 401(k) contributions, and a comprehensive benefits package.
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