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Technology Development Programme Internship - Dublin

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

About the Role:

As a Fortune 5 business, we’re one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you’ll have or the challenges you’ll encounter.

We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we're on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding team’s healthcare system work better for everyone.

The Technology Development Program (TDP) internship at Optum includes a 10-week experience where you’ll gain invaluable experience working on some of our many domains, as well as mentoring from technology leaders, networking across the technology organization and collaboration opportunities. The program creates a cohort structure that provides a more personalized employment experience in turn creating community and increasing engagement beyond that of a traditional hire.

As an intern on our Optum Technology team, you will be provided opportunities to channel your curiosity into initiative, working alongside distinguished engineers and developers pursuing innovations that improve the health care experience for everyone. We encourage you to dive in, explore and ask questions about creative ways to use technology to help make the health care system work like an actual system.

The intent of our internship program is to provide return internship opportunities or full-time employment at Optum, depending on eligibility, performance, and business needs.

Key Information Regarding the TDP Internship Program:

• The TDP internship program is structured where the TDP Intern is placed on teams with fellow TDP interns and provided with a meaningful and impactful project to work on for the course of the internship. The TDP intern team will have the ability to present to mentors and leaders multiple times throughout the summer to iterate and propel your work forward

• This full-time intern position will start on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, and end on Aug 8th, 2025. Alternate start and end dates are not available

• Successful candidates will be required to be within commutable distance to one of Optum Ireland’s strategic offices at Letterkenny and Dublin and will be working full-time and in-person for the duration of the internship

• This internship is designed for students who are still studying towards a bachelor's degree and will be returning to study following the internship

• Sponsorship is not available for this position

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for potential future roles.

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field such as IT, MIS, or other technology-focused disciplines and will be returning to your studies after the internship (internships are not available for final-year students or recent graduates)

• Must be actively enrolled in an accredited College / University during the duration of the internship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in one or more coding languages (Example: Python, Java, C, SQL, .NET)

• Involvement in any additional technical activities (Robotics, Comp. Science/Tech clubs, Tech or Engineering side projects, GitHub, etc.) and/or tech related employment experience

• Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)

• Experience with software engineering tools such as source code control systems (i.e. GIT, GitHub), IDE, Continuous Delivery and deployment pipeline, etc.

• Understanding of Agile Frameworks, methodologies, roles, and tools (Kanban, Scrum, SaFE, LeSS, etc)

Please note, you must have the legal right to work full-time for the duration of the internship. Proof of eligibility will be required to support your application.

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make the health system work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care must go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.SM

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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