Software Engineer - Remote in Canada - PST

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

In this role, you will help plan and deliver new software capabilities by designing, building, deploying, and operating cloud-based services. You'll be expected to write high-quality, scalable code supported by unit and automated tests in a CI/CD environment, create clear documentation, and partner with users and engineering teams to define requirements and remove delivery roadblocks. You will also provide technical leadership, mentor teammates, drive continuous improvement, and participate in an on-call rotation to support production.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within Canada as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Contribute to feature planning and estimation, balancing new capabilities with technical debt reduction
• Design, develop, deploy, and operate cloud-based services with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability
• Write high-quality, supportable code backed by unit tests, automated testing, and CI/CD best practices
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation that follows team standards
• Provide technical leadership by guiding implementation of new functionality and improving existing systems
• Mentor and coach teammates through pairing, reviews, and knowledge-sharing in your areas of expertise
• Partner with users and cross-functional engineering teams to define requirements and scope changes as needed
• Collaborate proactively across teams to remove delivery roadblocks and ensure smooth releases
• Lead by example and apply your technical perspective to drive innovation and continuous improvement
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and drive continuous improvement
• Participate in an on-call rotation and help diagnose, mitigate, and resolve production issues

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 software engineering experience (backend or full stack)
• C#, .NET, and ASP.NET Core experience
• Experience building on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience maintaining production systems (multi-service and/or shared libraries)
• REST APIs, service integrations, and distributed debugging experience
• Docker and container-based local development experience
• Source control, code reviews, CI/CD, and automated testing experience
• Proven ability to troubleshoot across application, configuration, and environment
• Proven solid communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science (or related) or equivalent practical experience
• Frontend experience with React and JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with GCP services (e.g., GKE, Pub/Sub, Spanner, Dataflow)
• Experience in healthcare, medical imaging, or other regulated environments
• Experience across .NET and React codebases
• Experience improving codebase maintainability, dependencies, docs, and developer workflows
• Production support experience for microservices and message-driven systems
• Exposure to modernizing legacy systems while maintaining compatibility and stability
• Healthcare interoperability standards exposure (DICOM, HL7, FHIR)
• Observability and production support practices (logging, monitoring, tracing)
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for Canada residents is $66,200 to $137,400 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.

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.