Java Application Developer - Boston, MA

There's no better time to bring your software engineering career to the health care industry.You take pride in designing and developing solutions. And not just any solutions - solutions that are scalable and can be used in the marketplace to make an impact on the lives of millions. At Optum, you can bring your passion for innovation to an Agile environment where some of the smartest people you'll ever work with are working together to help make the health care system work better for everyone. When you join us as a Senior Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to showcase your technical expertise, making historic transformation in health care and changing the way our businesses and consumers engage with technology. You will be challenged with delivering high quality software products to impact the health care industry for the better. Here, you'll work at a pace you didn't know you had in you, your performance will be rewarded and, at the end of the day, you'll know you're doing your life's best work.(sm)
We are looking for a developer with strong Java and distributed J2EE application design and development skills. In this role you must possess excellent problem solving skills with strong aptitude in appreciating the focus, scope and impact of your work in a much wider and forward-looking software landscape. The candidate should also be able to demonstrate a history of on - time delivery, excellent communication, and a positive go - getter attitude.
 
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Primary Responsibilities:

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
Work with a team of software engineers for one or more Agile scrum teams assigned to work on the project
 Designs, codes, tests, debug, and documents software, and enhance existing components to ensure that software meets business needs
Contribute to the design and architecture to enable secure, scalable, and maintainable software and should be able to clearly articulate the implications of design / architectural decisions, issues and plans to technology leadership
Provide hands - on leadership, coaching, mentoring, and software engineering best practices to junior software engineers
Develop reusable patterns and encourage innovation that will enable team velocity
Collaborate on the design with other team members and product owners, both inside and outside the scrum team
Estimate engineering work effort for engineering team and effectively identify and prioritize the high impact task
 Conduct design and code reviews to ensure code developed meets coding best practices guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines
Drive a quality mindset within the team

Required Qualifications:

4+ years Java / Spring Framework experience
Experience building cloud based web services
Demonstrated success in building design patterns and software engineering best practices
Experience with automated unit testing technologies (Such as JUnit, Spock, or similar)
Preferred Qualifications:

BS Degree in Computer Science or related experience
Experience with commercial software development and / or healthcare industry experience
Sound understanding of design patterns and OOP as well as their implementation in real world applications
Experience with Agile Methodology
Experience with XML / JSON and developing REST services using Apache CXF or a comparable framework.
Experience with RabbitMQ
Experience with Maven
Experience with Groovy
Good understanding of SQL, relational database modeling and design
Excellent analytical and creative problem solving skills
Independent / go - getter attitude to keep yourself well-versed with new evolving technologies in application development landscape and be able to define how some of them can help in improving the work you are a part of now or in future
Experience with all aspects of web application development
Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people’s lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We’re freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life’s best work.(sm)
 
 
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and 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.
 
 
Job Keywords: Java Application Developer, Senior Software Engineer, JAVA,  Agile, Scrum, Boston, MA, Massachusetts