Remote Software Engineer Jobs in Elk River, MN (NOW HIRING)

Our Company

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, and data 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.

You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.  

Position Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer within Optum Technology, you will drive the integration of traditional engineering practices and AI readiness standards across product teams. In this role, you will help build secure, resilient applications while empowering engineers to leverage modern development tools and minimize rework. Serving as a technical subject matter expert, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed security seamlessly into the development lifecycle, establish software standards, and guide engineers in solving complex healthcare technology challenges.

 Primary Responsibilities

• Assess and interpret customer and technical requirements to identify solutions for non-standard requests and complex engineering challenges
• Develop, implement, and maintain AI readiness standards, tools, and best practices for product software engineering teams, including a standalone webapp with robust reporting capabilities
• Act as a subject matter expert on making code repositories AI-ready and provide guidance to teams on mitigating potential risks
• Educate and empower engineers to focus on solving unique business problems by reducing time spent on general software issues and rework
• Provide coaching, feedback, and technical guidance to team members with less experience
• Stay updated with developments in software development and engineering best practices to ensure team practices remain current and effective
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI 

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 3 years of professional software engineering experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• 2 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• 1 years of experience and the ability to guide, coach, and influence engineering teams on security and software engineering best practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and software dependency management
• Experience with building custom reporting visualizations in a front-end web application.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools and technologies (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or Codex)
• Experience developing and scaling engineering standards across multiple product teams
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on identifying and mitigating security and stability risks
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.  

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

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.

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