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, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive advantages and career development prospects. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Java and Python
Architect and implement event-driven/microservices solutions using Kafka (topics, partitions, consumer groups, schemas, retries/DLQs)
Model, optimize, and maintain relational and/or NoSQL databases (schema design, indexing, query tuning, migrations)
Develop data processing pipelines (streaming and batch) with solid focus on reliability, observability, and performance




Build and integrate AI/ML-powered features (model inference services, prompt orchestration, vector search, or ML pipelines) and collaborate with data science teams
Ensure production readiness: CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring/alerting, and incident response/root-cause analysis
Enforce engineering best practices: code reviews, secure coding, documentation, and mentoring junior engineers
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, QA, platform/SRE, and stakeholders to deliver roadmap initiatives
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 setting, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changi

📌 Senior Manager Software Engineering Gurugram
🏢 Optum
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