Sr Software Engineer - Remote

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation, and they are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to support a mission critical API Marketplace platform. The role involves architecture, design, coding, and collaboration to deliver secure and effective engineering solutions in a remote setting.

Responsibilities:

• Implement component-level designs aligned with established architectural patterns and integration approaches
• Create design documents for larger component work to ensure alignment and shared understanding across the team
• Operate autonomously while proactively seeking and incorporating technical feedback
• Evaluate dependencies, technical impacts, cost trade-offs, and timing considerations when designing solutions
• Solve complex technical problems, interpreting customer requirements and translating them into effective engineering solutions
• Promote and drive code and component reuse within the team and across related products
• Design, develop and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI
• Use enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks and drive coding & implementation
• Deliver high quality, performant, testable, and maintainable code adhering to best practices and team patterns
• Design APIs, data structures, models, algorithms, and application sequences thoughtfully and with clear intent
• Adapt and extend existing solutions for reuse, improving shared codebases ("leave it better than you found it")
• Contribute a high volume of meaningful commits and PRs while demonstrating solid coding proficiency
• Make appropriate technology, algorithm, and framework choices based on business constraints and architectural requirements
• Identify and execute refactoring opportunities that reduce technical debt and support sprint/program goals
• Submit Pull Requests that meet the highest standards of clarity, size, test coverage, and documentation
• Conduct daily code reviews that provide collaborative, actionable guidance to teammates
• Explain implementation decisions effectively and push back constructively when appropriate
• Apply learnings from feedback into future design and implementation work
• Perform threat modeling and ensure delivered components address identified risks
• Understand and apply common application and infrastructure security patterns
• Influence hosting, deployment, and integration decisions that support secure software delivery
• Deliver solutions free of known security vulnerabilities ("security-first" mindset)
• Identify required security and data standards early and recommend appropriate controls
• Build and maintain security tooling within automation pipelines
• Collaborate with product management to ensure user stories are clear, accepted, and properly sized
• Drive cross-team deliverables to completion, removing blockers and coordinating dependencies
• Limit work in progress through frequent delivery and deployment of features
• Break down features into well-scoped stories and tasks

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of professional experience in front-end or UI development
• 5+ years of hands on experience with React.js, including modern React patterns (Hooks, Context API, functional components)
• 5+ years of experience with server-side and integration technologies, including REST APIs, Redux (or other state management frameworks), and GraphQL
• 4+ years of experience working in Agile (Scrum or similar methodologies)
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native front-end hosting, authentication services)
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy