[Hiring] Senior Full Stack Software Engineer @UnitedHealth Group

Role Description

Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and high‑quality software solutions supporting core business initiatives such as Prepare for Next Year (PFNY).
• Own complex technical components and services, exercising independent judgment in design, implementation, and operational decisions.
• Implement and evolve future‑state architectures that enable a single, reusable content model across web and mobile platforms, improving consistency, scalability, and maintainability.
• Develop and maintain full‑stack solutions using React, Node.js, and Java, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and best practices.
• Drive technical design and architecture discussions, including API design, data flows, and integration patterns, balancing immediate delivery with long‑term platform health.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes to support reliable, repeatable releases and strong operational outcomes.
• Apply AI‑builder practices by leveraging AI‑assisted development tools and techniques to improve developer productivity, code quality, testing, documentation, and solution design.
• Identify and implement opportunities where AI‑enabled capabilities can enhance system efficiency, operational excellence, or end‑user experience.
• Partner closely with product, UX, content, and platform teams to translate business requirements into well‑architected technical solutions.
• Participate in and lead code reviews, design reviews, and technical discussions, raising engineering standards and ensuring adherence to quality, security, and compliance requirements.
• Support operational excellence, including monitoring, incident response, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement of system reliability and performance.
• Provide senior‑level technical leadership through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and guidance, contributing to the growth and effectiveness of the engineering team.
• Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT or Engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience building full-stack applications with React front ends and Node.js/Java backends.
• 4+ years of experience with HTML, CSS, and Typescript.
• 3+ years of prior experience mentoring engineers, leading technical initiatives, or owning complex system components end-to-end.

Requirements

• Experience with feature flags, experimentation platforms, or progressive delivery practices.
• Experience identifying opportunities where AI can improve developer productivity, system reliability, or end-user experience.
• Demonstrated experience using AI tools as part of the software development lifecycle (e.g., coding assistants, test generation, refactoring, documentation, or design support).
• Exposure to observability tooling (logging, metrics, tracing) and operational excellence practices.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent).
• Ability to build, integrate, or consume AI-powered features or services, such as LLM-backed APIs, intelligent automation, or data-driven decision components.
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering concepts, AI-assisted development workflows, and responsible AI considerations (security, privacy, and bias awareness).
• Comfort working in an AI-first engineering culture, where experimentation, iteration, and continuous learning are expected.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Incentive and recognition programs.
• Equity stock purchase.
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

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.