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Associate Software Engineer II - Python, React,Automation, Agentic AI

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In-Office
Gurugram, Haryana
Entry level
In-Office
Gurugram, Haryana
Entry level
The role involves application design, coding, testing, and AI and automation implementation to enhance integration workflow and organizational efficiency.
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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 benefits and career development opportunities. 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 Responsibility
The candidate will engage in application analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations, and delivery. Every role in the company requires building quality into every output, evaluating new tools and techniques, automating common tasks, and creating utilities to drive organizational efficiency.
This position is critical for the Integration Delivery Support Team to manage rising workload and numerous cutovers forecasted for 2026. The organization is focused on leveraging AI and automation to improve efficiency, accelerate integration, and reduce manual effort.
The role will primarily:
* Support and maintain existing automation solutions
* Assist in implementing new AI-based ideas within Integration Delivery
* Influence future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in innovative ways
Primary Responsibilities * Participate in SDLC phases: requirements analysis, design, development, testing, integration, and maintenance
* Perform detailed technical design, development, and unit testing of complex applications and data in the context of projects
* Develop and enhance integration workflows using modern frameworks * Support and maintain automation solutions for integration delivery
* Collaborate with stakeholders to create and implement AI-driven and Non-AI driven automation ideas * Participate in prototyping of potential solutions *
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in automation scripts and integration processes * Document technical solutions and maintain knowledge repositories * Guide and mentor team as required
Must Have Skills * ReactJS (Front-end development) *
Python (Automation and scripting)
* Good problem-solving and debugging skills
* Good Experience in Leveraging AI
* Good communication skills
Nice To Have Skills
* Experience with Microsoft Power platform
* Node.js or Express.js for backend development
* RESTful API development and integration
* Azure or any cloud platform experience
* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
* Knowledge of AI/ML basics for automation use cases
* Machine Learning - Hands on with DataBricks
* Expertise in Database Management SQL/MongoDB
* Experience with Git and version control
Primary Responsibility:
  • 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

Primary Responsibility
The candidate will engage in application analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations, and delivery. Every role in the company requires building quality into every output, evaluating new tools and techniques, automating common tasks, and creating utilities to drive organizational efficiency.
This position is critical for the Integration Delivery Support Team to manage rising workload and numerous cutovers forecasted for 2026. The organization is focused on leveraging AI and automation to improve efficiency, accelerate integration, and reduce manual effort.
The role will primarily:
* Support and maintain existing automation solutions
* Assist in implementing new AI-based ideas within Integration Delivery
* Influence future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in innovative ways
Primary Responsibilities * Participate in SDLC phases: requirements analysis, design, development, testing, integration, and maintenance
* Perform detailed technical design, development, and unit testing of complex applications and data in the context of projects
* Develop and enhance integration workflows using modern frameworks * Support and maintain automation solutions for integration delivery
* Collaborate with stakeholders to create and implement AI-driven and Non-AI driven automation ideas * Participate in prototyping of potential solutions *
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in automation scripts and integration processes * Document technical solutions and maintain knowledge repositories * Guide and mentor team as required
Must Have Skills * ReactJS (Front-end development) *
Python (Automation and scripting)
* Good problem-solving and debugging skills
* Good Experience in Leveraging AI
* Good communication skills
Nice To Have Skills
* Experience with Microsoft Power platform
* Node.js or Express.js for backend development
* RESTful API development and integration
* Azure or any cloud platform experience
* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
* Knowledge of AI/ML basics for automation use cases
* Machine Learning - Hands on with DataBricks
* Expertise in Database Management SQL/MongoDB
* Experience with Git and version control
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.

Top Skills

Azure
Ci/Cd
Databricks
Express.Js
Git
MongoDB
Node.js
Python
React
Restful Api
SQL

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