Director Software Engineering - Eden Prairie, MN

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Eden Prairie
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

The Director of Software Engineering is primarily responsible for collaborating directly with leaders across the organization to identify, recommend, design, develop, implement, and support cost-effective Application Software, Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solutions that enable company success and future growth. This individual will also serve as a key architect for the business and work to help drive requirements definition and solution development.

Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps.

These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Providing guidance on the technical implementation across the delivery team
• Managing multiple team members with a variety of skill levels
• Technical and business solution analysis and recommendations
• Technical and solution architecture
• Conducting code reviews, technical reviews, and seeking out opportunities for technical improvements
• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement
• Mentorship of direct and indirect team members is required 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:
  
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years' experience as a senior/principal software engineer or technical manager
  • Extensive experience with Java and related technologies
  • Experience with Microservice, Streaming, build pipelines, and both SQL and NoSQL database technologies
  • Experience implementing complex, large-scale architectures in a flexible environment
  • Experience leading and mentoring others with and without direct management
    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: director, software engineering director, manager, java, Microservice, Streaming, build pipelines, SQL, NoSQL, healthcare, UHG, optum

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