Senior Software Engineer - Java, Python, AI
Optum/UHG · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · US
Software Engineering
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Pharmacist
Demand86
Career growth82
Healthcare fit28
Remote potential35
5-year outlook
Likely competitive within large healthcare-payer software engineering, with growth tied to AI, cloud, and API skills; exact compensation depends on location, level, and total rewards.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-23
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Pharmacist
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Only worth applying for clinicians who already have strong professional software engineering experience, especially Java, Python, AWS, and AI/API development. It is not a practical first non-clinical move for most clinicians without a software engineering background.
Who should apply
Clinician-engineers, physicians or nurses with computer science degrees and production software experience, healthcare graduates with strong Java/Python/AWS portfolios, and technical professionals targeting health-tech payer platforms.
CV angle
Frame real software engineering projects and employment first: Java/Python development, AWS deployments, API design, AI agent or automation work, Agile/Scrum delivery, testing, debugging, and any healthcare data or payer-domain exposure. Clinical credentials can be a differentiator only if paired with demonstrable engineering experience; do not imply clinical work was software engineering.
Skills to highlight
- Java
- Python
- AWS
- API development
- AI agents
- Agile/Scrum
- Testing and debugging
- Automation
Role summary
Senior software engineer at Optum/UHG building and maintaining healthcare technology products, with emphasis on Java, Python, AWS, APIs, AI agents, automation, and Agile delivery.
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