Associate Software Engineer at Optum, Inc.

Developed a pharmacy document viewer using React and Node.js with editable annotations, positionable text overlays, document rendering, and persistent storage workflows used by 200+ reviewers. Delivered a Spring Boot microservice in Java to process pharmacy insurance claims compliant with NCPDP standards, securely routing encrypted transactions via TDP protocol between external partners and internal systems. Reduced average API response times by integrating Redis to cache document state server-side, eliminating redundant API calls on page refresh and application restart. Wrote unit and integration tests with JUnit for the claims microservice and Jest for the document viewer, raising coverage to 80%+ and preventing regressions in the CI pipeline. Built REST APIs for a directory microservice serving usernames, permissions, and routing to other internal microproducts. Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions to automate testing, builds, and deployments. Validated REST endpoints usi