Software Engineer

Job Description

🆔Job ID: 2367930
🏢Company: Optum
📍Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India 🌆
💼Job Type: Full-Time 💻
🏢Work Mode: Onsite / Hybrid 🏢
⏳Experience: 1–3 Years 👨‍💻
🎓Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or Related Technical Field 🎓
💰Expected Salary: ₹10 – ₹16 Lakhs Per Year💸
📊Job Category: Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, Full Stack Development, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Technology, API Development, Cloud Engineering 🌐
🌐Website: Website
📞Contact:Contact us

🌟About the Company:
Optum is the health-services and technology business of UnitedHealth Group, helping people access care, pharmacy benefits, data, and digital health resources. 🏥🌍Healthcare is often seen as a system of hospitals, doctors, insurance, and medicines.But behind every better health outcome is technology: the software that connects people to care, the data that helps teams make better decisions, and the platforms that make healthcare simpler for millions of people.Optum builds that infrastructure. 🚀

💡About the Role:
The best software does more than work.It removes friction from someone’s life.Optum is hiring a Software Engineer for its Hyderabad technology team to build AI-powered, full-stack software solutions that support healthcare transformation. 🤖This role is ideal for engineers who want to work across frontend, backend, APIs, databases, cloud platforms, and AI-enabled workflows—while contributing to products that can improve how people access and experience healthcare.You will work with global teams, build production-ready software, integrate enterprise systems, and use modern AI tools to solve real business problems responsibly.

📌Key Responsibilities:
📌 Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered software solutions for business and healthcare technology challenges 🤖

📌 Use enterprise-approved AI tools to automate workflows, improve engineering productivity, and support continuous improvement ⚙️

📌 Build and maintain full-stack applications using Java, .NET, Python, React, Angular, or related technologies 💻

📌 Design, develop, and consume RESTful APIs across internal systems, third-party platforms, and enterprise applications 🔗

📌 Collaborate with product, engineering, business, and global teams to define requirements and deliver production-ready solutions 🤝

📌 Support corporate transformation initiatives through scalable software development and system integrations 🚀

📌 Maintain production applications and ensure strong performance, reliability, and stability 📈

📌 Participate in code reviews, testing, debugging, and quality assurance processes 🧪

📌 Evaluate emerging AI, software engineering, cloud, and automation trends to improve solution design 🔍

📌 Follow Agile development practices and contribute to sprint planning, delivery, and continuous improvement 🔄

🎯Requirements:
🎯 Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or Related Technical Field 🎓

🎯 1+ years of experience in Full Stack Development, Software Engineering, or Application Development 💻

🎯 Hands-on experience with Java, .NET, Python, or similar backend programming technologies 🧑‍💻

🎯 Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or similar libraries ⚛️

🎯 Strong understanding of RESTful API design, API integration, and web services 🔗

🎯 Knowledge of relational databases such as SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar databases 🗄️

🎯 Experience using or integrating AI/ML capabilities, AI tools, or automation tools in software workflows 🤖

🎯 Understanding of Agile development methodologies, collaboration, and iterative delivery 🔄

🎯 Strong debugging, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills 🔍

🎯 Ability to work effectively with global teams and US-based stakeholders 🌍

🌟Preferred Skills:
✅ GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, or AI-Assisted Coding Tools 🤖

✅ React.js, Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS ⚛️

✅ Java, Python, .NET, C#, or Backend Development 💻

✅ REST APIs, Microservices, API Integration, and Enterprise Applications 🔗

✅ SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Database Design 🗄️

✅ CI/CD Pipelines, DevOps Practices, and Automated Deployment 🔄

✅ Docker, Kubernetes, Containerization, and Cloud-Native Development 🐳

✅ Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Cloud Services ☁️

✅ Production Support, Monitoring, Debugging, and Performance Optimization 📈

✅ Agile, Scrum, Code Reviews, and Cross-Functional Collaboration 🤝

🌟Why Join Optum?
✅ Build technology that supports better healthcare access and healthier lives worldwide 🏥

✅ Work on AI-powered solutions and responsible AI adoption in enterprise healthcare technology 🤖

✅ Gain exposure to full-stack development, APIs, cloud platforms, DevOps, and modern engineering practices 🚀

✅ Collaborate with talented global engineering and business teams 🌍

✅ Access comprehensive health, financial, emotional, and wellness benefits 🏥

✅ Grow through mentorship, learning resources, training, and career development opportunities 🎓

✅ Work in an inclusive culture focused on innovation, impact, and continuous improvement 🤝

✅ Build software that connects people with care, pharmacy benefits, and health resources when they need them most ❤️