Digital Software EngineerThe Coaching platform offers preventive programs that help participants significantly improve their health. Some examples from our portfolio of programs are a smoke cessation, a weight loss, and a hypertension program. Users have access to coaches through calls and text messaging, read state of the art material about well-being, attend classes, and more.
From the technical perspective the platform has a web portal, mobile applications, many backend services, and integrations with external partners. Our microservices and APIs therefore support a wide range of use-cases for the different types of clients.As part of our Optum Digital Coaching team, in this role you will play a significant part in solutioning, designing, and developing digital software components used across multiple member-facing portals. You will work in an Agile Scrum environment, collaborating closely with the business product management and members of a global engineering team.
You will apply your skills in a highly dynamic, innovative, forward-thinking environment that follows industry best practices and fosters engineering culture. A qualified candidate is a seasoned engineer with solid Scala development experience, advanced knowledge of modern frameworks, strong software integration experience and experience with defining technical solutions. He/she will develop application code hands-on and collaborate with the Platform Architect and stakeholders to define innovative digital solutions.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:Collaborate with product and IT stakeholders to build understanding of systems or RESTful APIs involved in integrationsDemonstrate strong interest in application architecture and solution designRecommend complex integrated solutions that fulfill business requirements and align with technology roadmapsDesign and develop product features in collaboration with business and IT stakeholdersContribute to defining technical road maps; identify technical improvement and refactoring opportunitiesEnsure that all delivered solutions adhere to industry best-practices for scalability, maintainability, usability, availability, extensibility, security, and portabilityWork with geographically distributed Agile teamsWork with product owners, product managers, and other stakeholders to groom & solution featuresProvide accurate and timely estimates for features, user stories, and tasksIdentify and implement innovative solutions to non-standard requests and problemsParticipate in code reviews and adhere to best practicesBe aware of current security trends, tools, and requirementsProvide input to planning activitiesParticipate in rotational on-call schedules as neededWork outside of standard office hours as needed and, on occasion, support night-time releasesBachelors or equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related engineering fieldSoftware solutioning and integration experience5+ years of hands-on experience with programming languages such as Scala, Java, C# and modern back-end development frameworks, such as Play, SpringMinimum 2 Years of Scala Experience or experience with the functional programming paradigm in other languages (e.g., Java Stream API)3+ years of experience with REST APIs and MicroServicesWorking experience with CI/CD pipelinesMinimum 2 years of Experience with relational DatabasesGood written and oral communication Skills