Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Boston, MA or Eden Prairie, MN - Full-time / Part-time

• Perform all phases of software engineering including requirements analysis, application design, code development and testing


• Design and implement product features in collaboration with business and IT stakeholders


• Design reusable components, frameworks and libraries


• Work very closely with architecture groups and drive solutions


• Participate in an Agile/Scrum methodology to deliver high-quality software releases every 2 weeks through Sprints


• Design and develop innovative solutions to meet the needs of the business


• Review code and provide feedback relative to best practices and improving performance


• Troubleshoot production support issues post-deployment and come up with solutions as required


• Mentor and guide other software engineers within the team


• Research and champion new technologies

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree


• 5+ years developing web applications using Java


• SQL


• Excellent communication skills


• Ability to operate at a high level in small teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• SPA development in JavaScript or Flex


• Spring


• Experience with Agile methodologies


• Experience with another modern language such as Groovy, Ruby, Python, Scala, Clojure, Objective C


• Data modeling


• Oracle query tuning

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.SM

 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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