Director, AI-Driven Full-Stack Engineering

UnitedHealth Group; Minnetonka (MN); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a senior software architect to define and own the full-stack architecture for an agentic AI platform UI and services.

You will drive patterns for real-time interfaces, streaming outputs, and secure, scalable infrastructure while leading a team of engineers and collaborating with product and design.

The role emphasizes ownership, craftsmanship, and delivery in a fast-evolving AI product space.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-stack software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in engineering leadership.
• Experience with modern full-stack including frontend, backend, APIs, data layer.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the full-stack architecture for the agentic AI platform UI and services.
• Establish design patterns for real-time, responsive interfaces and streaming outputs.
• Drive decisions on frameworks, state management, API contracts, and infrastructure in partnership with platform teams.
• Ensure architecture supports scalable, low-latency streaming and secure enterprise-grade security.
• Build and grow a team of engineers across multiple pods/squads.
• Set engineering standards for code quality, testing, CI/CD, accessibility, and performance.
• Mentor senior engineers and engineering managers; support career development.
• Drive a culture of ownership and rapid iteration in a fast-evolving AI product space.
• Partner with Product Management and Design to translate AI capabilities into intuitive user experiences.
• Expose model/agent behavior in ways that build user trust and transparency.
• Collaborate with UX research to iterate interaction patterns for agent systems.
• Own roadmap planning, sprint execution, and delivery predictability for the UI/full-stack workstream.
• Establish metrics for platform reliability, performance and UI quality.
• Manage technical risk and debt as the product scales.
• Report progress, risks, and technical strategy to senior leadership.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

Engineering leadership

React/Next.js

TypeScript

Real-time UI patterns

API design REST/GraphQL

WebSockets

LangChain integration

Cloud platforms AWS/GCP/Azure

Docker/Kubernetes

Education

MS/BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

AutoGen

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a senior software architect to define and own the full-stack architecture for an agentic AI platform UI and services.

You will drive patterns for real-time interfaces, streaming outputs, and secure, scalable infrastructure while leading a team of engineers and collaborating with product and design.

The role emphasizes ownership, craftsmanship, and delivery in a fast-evolving AI product space.