Senior Software Engineering Lead

Senior Software Engineering Lead

Noida, India

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Senior Software Engineering Lead

Requisition number: 2382349

Job category: Technology

Primary location: Noida, India

Date posted: 10/01/2026

Overtime status: Exempt

Travel: No

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Deliver hands-on AI-first engineering within an agile team to build, operate, and scale a production AI platform and intelligent automation capabilities
• Drive continuous AI innovation to enhance platform resilience, security, and enterprise-scale performance
• Design and implement reusable services, tools, and automation to improve engineering productivity and enable new high-value use cases
• Advance team maturity in agile, DevOps, and AI engineering practices to accelerate delivery speed, quality, and business impact
• Lead by example in applying AI-enabled DevOps, rapidly delivering high-value solutions while shaping future platform capabilities and engineering standards
• 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 or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 4+ years practical experience writing software with programming or scripting language such as: Python, Ruby, JavaScript, C/C++, Rust, or Go
• Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Nomad.
• Experience providing value while working with customers and technical resources on other teams.
• Experience designing and building technical solutions that solve business problems in an Agile environment.
• Experience with modern cloud-enabled software stacks and techniques, either Azure or AWS.
• Experience with AI workflows, LLMs and RAG pipelines; Claude, Codex, Copilot, AIDLC

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of healthcare information systems, healthcare data transactions and data types are beneficial
• Knowledge of Optum businesses, critical enterprise platforms, and their related technology needs is beneficial
• Knowledge of modern computer vision concepts and techniques are beneficial
• Proven solid written and verbal communications skills including creating documentation
• Demonstrated attention to detail and be organized
• Proven collaborative and not afraid to ask questions

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.

Benefits

• Our mission of helping people live healthier lives extends to our team members. Learn more about our range of benefits designed to help you live well.

• Life

• Resources and support to focus on what matters most to you, in every facet of your life.

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• Education, tools and resources to help you reduce and manage stress, build resilience and more.

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• Health plans and other coverage to support wellness for you and your loved ones.

• Financial

• Benefits for today and to help you plan for the future, including your retirement.

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• Since joining Optum, my professional growth has been significant. The dynamic environment has enhanced my problem-solving abilities, and the company’s commitment to innovation and continuous learning motivates me to stay. Optum provides continuous training, mentorship, and a clear path for advancement, all while supporting a healthy work-life balance.

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