Senior Software Engineer I @ Optum

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain Java application within all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Develop, test, implement and maintain application software working with established processes
• Communicate effectively with other engineers and all stakeholders
• Be able to proficiently resolve technical issues through debugging
• Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize the applications
• 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 regards 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:

• Solid experience in developing the applications on Java platform (Spring Boot, REST Web Services, XML, Multi-threading)
• Experience with Cloud based technologies such as AWS
• Experience with Micro-service Architecture
• Solid knowledge and experience working with MySQL or any other similar Database including writing complex join queries and SQL query tuning
• Knowledge and experience JMS messaging using any one platform MQ /Kafka streaming
• Expertise with Junit or any other test framework
• Good understanding of Development processes and tools - Sonar, Jenkins, GitHub, CI/CD
• Proficiency in applying object-oriented principles and recommended design patterns to create robust and scalable system designs
• Proven proactive in identifying and escalating potential risks and impediments and coming up with alternative solutions
• Proven excellent analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Proven willingness to learn new technologies and software development practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in teams following Agile development methodologies
• Experience with Linux or UNIX platform
• Fundamental knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Demonstrated ability to define and drive improvements in the overall quality including automation, code coverage etc.
• Demonstrated ability to do POC on emerging tech stack