Built and optimized SQL Server databases, wrote complex queries, stored procedures, and data models to support high-volume health care processing. Developed and consumed RESTful web services and integrated with external health care systems (including EHR/HIS-style platforms), ensuring secure and reliable data exchange. Led 85% greenfield development for new features and modules while troubleshooting and modernizing legacy components to improve performance and maintainability. Collaborated closely with stakeholders, product owners, and support teams to gather requirements, triage customer issues, and deliver timely fixes and enhancements. Implemented design patterns, logging, and error-handling strategies to improve application stability and long-term maintainability. Used Azure DevOps for source control, CI/CD pipelines, release management, and work tracking within an Agile/Scrum environment. Contributed to deployment processes and release coordination across Dev, QA, UAT, Production.

Software Engineer at Optum

Designed and delivered scalable health care SaaS applications using C# and .NET Core (3.1-6.0), MVC, and microservice architecture. Supported clinical workflows for multiple health care clients. Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, containerized services with Docker, and orchestrated deployments with Kubernetes. Updated legacy components and migrated to distributed architectures to enhance reliability and performance. Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, UAT, Production) to gather requirements and deliver features on time. Wrote robust unit and integration tests and contributed to knowledge sharing across teams.