Senior Software Engineer

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.

Information is the lifeblood of the healthcare industry-everything depends on it. At Optum Insight Technology, you'll help us work on streamlining the flow of information between payers, healthcare providers and various other stakeholders to deliver the right insights to the right places at the right times, driving better outcomes for patients, reducing friction in the health system and lowering costs. Every day our work directly impacts the world for the better, in meaningful and profound ways.

We live in a time of unprecedented technical capability and possibility. Health care is at a pivotal point in this journey where even small gains can lead to major transformation. You could be a part of that - you have tremendous skill and the potential to make a lasting impact. Optum Insight Technology is uniquely positioned to bring your skills to bear on these pressing and life-changing technical challenges. The health care industry has an immediate need for your drive, innovation, passion and technical insight. Help us help the millions of people we serve each day. #OptumInsightTech

The Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Engineering team, a unit within the Optum Insight Technology organization, is responsible for building commercial products that help payers and providers with administrative and clinician-focused CDS solutions. We are seeking a strong front-end engineer with deep experience building modern web applications using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript. This role will lead the design and delivery of intuitive, performant, and maintainable user experiences while partnering closely with product managers, designers, architects, and backend engineers. Full-stack experience is preferred so you can contribute across API integration, service collaboration, and end-to-end solution delivery.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain modern web application features using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• Build reusable UI components, patterns, and front-end architecture that improve consistency, scalability, and maintainability
• Partner with product managers, designers, architects, and backend engineers to deliver intuitive, accessible, and high-quality user experiences
• Integrate front-end applications with APIs and services, ensuring reliability, performance, and secure handling of data
• Optimize application performance, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility across supported platforms
• Write clean, secure, well-documented, and testable code following engineering standards and best practices
• Use AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development, improve test coverage, and explore implementation options while validating output for correctness and maintainability
• Perform and contribute to code reviews, helping maintain high standards for quality, usability, security, and maintainability
• Collaborate on troubleshooting and resolving complex UI, integration, and end-to-end engineering challenges
• Contribute to CI/CD, observability, and engineering practices that improve developer productivity and release quality
• Where needed, contribute across the stack to support APIs, services, and end-to-end solution delivery

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 6+ years in the software engineering profession
• 4+ years of hands-on front-end development experience building production web applications with React, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• 4+ years of experience building responsive, maintainable, and component-based user interfaces
• 4+ years of experience integrating front-end applications with RESTful APIs or other backend services
• 4+ years of experience with automated testing and debugging for web applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Full-stack development experience with backend technologies such as Node.js, .NET, Java, or Python
• 1+ years of healthcare industry experience
• Experience with state management, client-side routing, and modern front-end build tooling
• Experience designing accessible, usable, and performant user interfaces
• Experience with software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills
• Experience with cloud computing platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering workflows
• Knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with microservices and micro-frontend architectures and end-to-end integration patterns
• Experience leveraging AI tooling to accelerate development and improve engineering productivity
• Experience establishing best practices for front-end quality, testing, and AI-assisted development
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 to $163,700 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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