Senior Software Engineering Lead - Dot Net

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable internal and external facing APIs utilizing . NET Core
• Evaluate application requirements by conferring with product owners and users, analyzing data points, understanding system flows, and integration boundaries with other enterprise applications
• Develop unit and integration tests for all new features and legacy code where necessary
• Ensure that code and configurations support application scalability
• Support production users through monitoring and working incident tickets
• Perform code reviews and participate in defining & ensuring adherence to coding standards
• Participate in development from conception through implementation of new application features
• Attend daily standups to keep others informed of your progress and to collaborate with fellow team members
• Updates job knowledge by studying latest development tools, programming techniques, and development processes; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• 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:

• 5+ years as a software developer on the . NET technology stack
• Experience with database design and writing complex T-SQL queries and stored procedures
• Experience writing unit tests
• Experience developing code adhering to SOLID design principles
• Knowledge of web application design patterns (Clean and/or Vertical Slice Architecture, Event Driven design, asynchronous processing, etc. )
• Proven expertise designing and developing applications with C#/ASP. NET MVC/Web API
• Proven excellent ability to communicate technical concepts
• Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven to be self-motivated and can work with minimal direction
• Proven solid analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Proven ability to pass strict background check for handling sensitive data
• Proven ability to work in an Agile environment using either Scrum or Kanban methodologies

Preferred Qualification:

• Bachelor s degree in a technical discipline