Remote Senior Frontend & Full-Stack Engineer (React/Node)

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Optum is seeking a senior frontend engineer to lead modern UI development using React/TypeScript. You will own end-to-end delivery, collaborate with product and backend teams, and drive performance and accessibility across scalable front-end architectures.

Expect to mentor engineers, align with CI/CD practices, and stay current with Java/Spring Boot ecosystems to enhance product quality. Flexibility includes remote work, with in-office requirements for certain locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.
• 9+ years of professional software development including full-stack engineering.
• 8+ years with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, HTML5, CSS3, responsive design, micro frontend.
• 3+ years developing backend apps with Java and Spring Boot and REST APIs.
• 1+ years deploying and optimizing apps on cloud platforms.
• 1+ years CI/CD, Agile, and DevOps practices.
• 1+ years monitoring/observability tools (Splunk, Datadog).
• 1+ years integrating AI/ML APIs (OpenAI, AWS AI/ML) into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in designing and developing modern, scalable front-end applications using ReactJS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and component-driven architectures.
• Own front-end delivery end-to-end, including UI architecture, development, testing, performance optimization, deployment, and monitoring.
• Develop and maintain Node.js-based backend services to support UI integration, API consumption, server-side logic, and build/deployment workflows.
• Build intuitive, responsive, accessible, and user-centric UI experiences using React, HTML5, CSS3, and modern UI frameworks.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, and backend engineering teams to translate business requirements into efficient, scalable, maintainable UI solutions.
• Identify and resolve front-end performance bottlenecks, rendering issues, and scalability challenges, ensuring a smooth user experience.
• Lead and mentor front-end engineers, promoting best practices in coding, testing, documentation, and architectural patterns.
• Ensure high-quality integration with backend APIs and data services by working closely with Node.js and backend engineering teams.
• Drive Agile delivery practices to include sprint planning, backlog refinement, code reviews, CI/CD, and DevOps collaboration.
• Create and maintain front-end technical documentation, including architecture designs, reusable component libraries, and coding standards.
• Stay updated on emerging Java and Spring Boot technologies, frameworks, and ecosystem trends to continuously enhance product quality and engineering efficiency.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

React Hooks

Redux

HTML5

CSS3

Micro frontend

CI/CD

DevOps

Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Node.js

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

CI/CD tools

AWS

AI/ML APIs

Job description

Optum is seeking a senior frontend engineer to lead modern UI development using React/TypeScript. You will own end-to-end delivery, collaborate with product and backend teams, and drive performance and accessibility across scalable front-end architectures.

Expect to mentor engineers, align with CI/CD practices, and stay current with Java/Spring Boot ecosystems to enhance product quality. Flexibility includes remote work, with in-office requirements for certain locations.