Software Engineering Lead - Nodejs, Typescript, React, Azure cloud

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

Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps.

These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design & Development: Implement scalable and maintainable solutions for independent components and modules within the CAP application. Translate high-level technical designs and patterns into detailed implementation
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Mentor junior engineers, interns, and TDPs. Collaborate closely with team members to ensure alignment on technical decisions and delivery goals
• Code Quality & Reviews: Own and participate in code reviews, ensuring timely feedback and adherence to coding standards. Refactor code based on review feedback and contribute to improving team-wide code quality
• Automation & Efficiency: Identify manual processes and advocate for automation. Ensure compliance with team automation directives and maintain test coverage and code quality targets
• Operational Excellence: Participate in on-call rotations, resolve tickets within SLA, and contribute to outage retrospectives. Apply operational learnings to improve system reliability
• Security & Compliance: Deliver secure solutions free from significant vulnerabilities. Ensure compliance with client and data access restrictions
• Agile Delivery: Actively engage in agile ceremonies, complete stories within the definition of done, and maintain consistent velocity. Break down stories into manageable tasks and seek timely unblocking support
• Customer Focus: Understand the business impact of features and advocate for user needs. Ensure solutions align with customer expectations and deliver measurable value
• AI Integration: Leverage Gen AI-powered tools to accelerate development workflows, including intelligent test case generation, automated defect identification, and code optimization
• Analyzes and investigates
• Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in software development with a focus on full-stack engineering
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and modern development practices
• Experience working in agile teams and delivering high-quality software on time
• Familiarity with Gen AI-powered development tools and a strong interest in applying AI to improve engineering workflows
• Solid proficiency in JavaScript, Node.js, Java, Azure; experience with ReactJS and Camunda
• Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical discussions
• Proven solid analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Proven commitment to security, operational excellence, and continuous improvement

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.