Software Engineer

About the role

Join Optum as a Software Engineer in Bloomington, Minnesota, and build technology that helps people access care, pharmacy benefits, data, and essential health resources. In this full-time role, you will develop scalable web applications, enterprise microservices, and secure REST APIs using React and modern programming languages. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cloud-native solutions, automate infrastructure, and strengthen application reliability through Agile and DevOps practices. The position offers opportunities to explore AI model integration, generative AI, and AI-assisted development tools. Optum supports professional growth through career development, performance recognition, and comprehensive benefits. Annual base pay ranges from $72,800 to $130,000, depending on qualifications and other applicable factors. Candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain scalable React applications, enterprise microservices, and REST APIs.
• Develop cloud-native and serverless solutions on Azure or AWS using infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Deploy containerized applications and support automated CI/CD workflows.
• Monitor application performance, resolve security vulnerabilities, and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with Agile teams on data modeling, technical problem-solving, and engineering best practices.
• Explore AI model integrations and AI-assisted development tools.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience with enterprise microservices, REST APIs, API security, and React web applications.
• 3+ years of programming experience with a high-level language such as C#, Python, or JavaScript.
• 3+ years of experience with Docker or Kubernetes and native cloud solutions on Azure or AWS.
• 3+ years of Agile and DevOps delivery experience, including Jenkins or GitHub Actions, in a matrixed environment.
• 3+ years of data modeling experience, with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Medical plan options with eligible health spending or health savings accounts.
• Dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability insurance.
• Paid time off accruing from the first pay period plus eight paid holidays.
• 401(k) savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.
• Education reimbursement, career development, and performance recognition programs.
• Employee assistance, employee discounts, and voluntary benefits, subject to eligibility.