Senior Manager Software Engineering

Bangalore, Karnataka
Permanent
Full-time

15 days ago

Optum 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.Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps.These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.Primary Responsibilities:

Partner with business leadership to manage user stories and project commitments in an agile framework, rapidly delivering value to customers
Mentor and lead engineering teams to perform at a high level, fostering growth and accountability
Manage multiple geographically distributed Scrum teams, ensuring alignment, collaboration, and timely delivery across time zones
Own the technology stack and drive modern, innovative solutions to complex problems across the application portfolio
Ensure compliance with employment terms, company policies, and directives, including flexibility in work arrangements and evolving business needs
Provide leadership and accountability for the performance of individual contributors
Continuously improve applications across design, build, deploy, test, and runtime phases within cloud ecosystems
Contribute to full software development lifecycle including design, development, unit testing, system testing, and test automation
Develop and maintain software components using modern technologies such as Java or J2EE, Angular, React, Microservices, Apache Kafka, and Spring
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in a distributed and dynamic platform
Prioritize and manage work to meet critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment
Collaborate with geographically distributed Agile teams to deliver high-quality solutions
Support quality engineering efforts, including mentoring, assistance, and writing or executing automation tests as needed
Provides leadership to and is accountable for the performance of managers and/or senior level professional staff
Impact of work is most often at the operational or local business unit or market level
Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent
15+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer with solid proficiency in Java or J2EE and SpringBoot
6+ years of experience managing and leading engineering teams
3+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure
2+ years of hands-on experience in production cloud (public or private)
1+ years of experience integrating Generative AI capabilities into enterprise applications
Hands-on experience using design patterns
Hands-on experience delivering engineering solutions in cloud environments
Hands-on experience with DevOps tools including:
Build automation tools: Hudson, Jenkins, Travis CI or equivalent
Build tools: Maven, ANT, Gradle or equivalent
Source control tools: Git, GitHub, SVN or equivalent
Broad technology experience including complex systems integration
Experience setting up CI/CD and continuous testing pipelines
Experience with modern open-source technologies including Kafka and Kubernetes
Experience working in the healthcare industry or other regulated environments
Solid experience in software architecture and solution design
Knowledge of CI/CD, security, and vulnerability tools including Maven, Jenkins, ServiceNow API integration, Stargate, Fortify, Sonar or equivalent
Solid hands-on knowledge in JUnit or equivalent testing frameworks
Solid hands-on knowledge in PL or SQL and Oracle database
Solid understanding of software engineering principles including algorithms, data structures, schemas, queries, system design, unit testing, code reviews, Agile, and DevOps
Good understanding of SCRUM and Agile best practices
Demonstrated solid analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Proven to be a hands-on leader with the ability to optimize code and maintain good design practices
Proven team player, thought leader, and innovation agent across diverse tech stacks
Proven strength in design and application architecture principles
Proven readiness to take on technical challenges with a research-oriented mindset
Proven adaptability to learn and apply the latest technologies as per business needs
Proven strategic thinker with awareness of market trends
Demonstrated ability to self-learn and adapt to new technologies
Demonstrated ability to collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive adoption of AI copilots for engineering and business operations
Demonstrated ability to led initiatives to embed generative AI into CI/CD pipelines for intelligent automation and code quality insights
Demonstrated ability to test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks
Proven ability to comprehend requirements and create robust, resilient database designs
Proven ability to guide teams and communicate status effectively to senior management
Proven ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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