Join Optum Technology as a Senior Software Engineering Lead and drive front-end architecture for impactful initiatives like Eva, an enterprise virtual agent, and custom SharePoint solutions. You will enhance employee experience by connecting them with essential information and streamlining administrative tasks. This role involves designing and developing scalable solutions using React-based user interfaces, streaming APIs, and intelligent employee tools.

Optum is dedicated to advancing health optimization globally, fostering a culture of inclusion, and providing opportunities for growth. Your work will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care and resources they need to thrive. Be a part of a team that is Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Lead the design, development, and delivery of modern React user interfaces and custom SharePoint solutions for enterprise employee engagement.

Drive front-end engineering for Eva, the employee virtual agent, focusing on intuitive UI/UX, streaming API responses, and performance optimization.

Develop and deploy AI-powered solutions to tackle complex business challenges responsibly.

Utilize enterprise AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and improve products.

Collaborate with product managers, architects, and UX designers to create clean, maintainable software components.

Evaluate emerging AI and web technologies to inform engineering strategy.

Conduct rigorous code reviews and enforce high standards for code quality, scalability, and security.

Requires a Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of software engineering experience.

Possess 5+ years of hands-on experience with web technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Demonstrate strong proficiency in modern React development, covering UI/UX concepts, streaming APIs, performance optimization, and component packaging.

Have 3+ years of experience designing, integrating, and consuming RESTful APIs and web services.

Possess 2+ years of experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.

Experience with SharePoint development and Python/FastAPI for API design is preferred.

Familiarity with relational database design and Agile/Scrum methodologies is beneficial.