Lead Software Engineer

UnitedHealth Group • Basking Ridge, NJ, United States • Posted June 22, 2026

Location Basking Ridge, NJ
Job Type Full-time
Category other-general
Posted June 22, 2026
**Requisition number:** 2353018
**Job category:** Technology

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start **Caring. Connecting. Growing together.**

We are seeking a highly skilled principal engineer focused on Digital, AI & Data Transformation. Engineer will lead the design, development, and implementation of next-generation Optum Bank's Digital, data and AI systems. This role combines deep hands-on engineering with strategic architecture, focusing on modern data transformation pipelines, small language models (SLMs), AI frameworks, and AI/ML solutions such as fraud ...

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