Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Remote-First Health Tech

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

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to own end-to-end front-end delivery and contribute to back-end services using React, Java Spring Boot, and cloud-native architectures.

The role requires collaboration across product, UX, and backend teams, with emphasis on scalable UI, performance tuning, and DevOps practices. Remote-friendly with in-office requirements in major hubs, offering a comprehensive benefits package and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience including full-stack engineering.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with React and frontend ecosystems.
• 3+ years of solid experience developing and deploying backend applications using Java and Spring Boot and RESTful APIs.
• 1+ years of experience deploying, managing, and optimizing applications on cloud platforms.
• 1+ years of solid experience with CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies, and DevOps practices.
• 1+ years of practical working knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like Splunk, Datadog, or equivalents.
• 1+ years of experience with integrating AI/ML APIs and tools (OpenAI, Claude, CoPilot, etc.) into application workflows.

Responsibilities

• 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 Java Springboot 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.

Skills

Full-stack development

React ecosystem

Cloud platforms

CI/CD & DevOps

Performance monitoring

AI/ML integration

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field

Tools

Java Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Jenkins

Git / GitHub Actions

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Splunk

Datadog

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to own end-to-end front-end delivery and contribute to back-end services using React, Java Spring Boot, and cloud-native architectures.

The role requires collaboration across product, UX, and backend teams, with emphasis on scalable UI, performance tuning, and DevOps practices. Remote-friendly with in-office requirements in major hubs, offering a comprehensive benefits package and growth opportunities.