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:

• Analyze business requirements & functional specifications
• Develop and maintain full stack applications using Python, FastAPI (backend), and React.js (frontend).
• Able to determine the impact of changes in current functionality of the system
• Interaction with diverse Business Partners and Technical Workgroups
• Should be flexible to collaborate with onshore business, during US business hours

• Should be flexible to support project releases, during US business hours

• 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 regard 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:

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years on working experience in Python, Pyspark, Scala
• Hands on working experience in Azure Databricks
• Hands on experience on UI technologies, Reactjs OR Angularjs.
• Experience with frameworks like Django, Flask, or FastAPI
• Basic understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, and prompt engineering
• Exposure to OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, or similar APIs
• Experience with Azure Cognitive Services, LangChain, or Semantic Kernel
• Understanding of Agentic AI architectures and autonomous agents
• Knowledge of MySQL Server and NoSQL DBs like Cassandra, etc.
• Ability to understand the existing application codebase, perform impact analysis and update the code when required based on the business logic or for optimization
• Exposure to following DevOps methodology and creating CI/CD deployment pipeline
• Exposure to following Agile methodology specifically using tools like Rally
• Proven excellent Analytical and Communication skills (Both Verbal and Written)
• Solid healthcare domain knowledge

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.