Software Engineering Lead - Web Developer

Bangalore, Karnataka
Permanent
Full-time

7 hours ago

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.We are seeking an experienced Lead Web Developer with over 7 years of hands-on development experience to guide and elevate our development team. The Lead Web Developer will be responsible for code reviews, maintaining high standards of code quality, and automating repetitive tasks using scripts or AI. This role involves active development within the Abyss ecosystem, including dashboard enhancements and intake process improvements. The Lead Developer acts as a mentor and point of contact for the onshore team, ensuring alignment and productivity across the board.Primary Responsibilities:

Active development of the Abyss Design System and related themes and content
Conduct code reviews to ensure quality, documentation, and accessibility standards are met
Automate repetitive tasks using scripts or AI to enhance team productivity
Contribute to software development within the Abyss ecosystem (e.g., Dashboard, intake process)
Provide guidance to non-lead developers and serve as a point of contact for the onshore team
Commitment to accessibility standards in all components
Participate in defect resolution, accessibility and styling fixes, manual QE, and regression testing
Present code demos to Product and Team during Sprint Reviews
Work on tasks such as Abyss Site updates, component refactors or enhancements, and new component creation
Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent knowledge
7+ years of experience in web development
5+ years of proficiency in React, with experience in major version upgrades
Experience with NextJS, or similar server, including understanding of Client or Server distinctions
Experience in regression testing, Jest unit tests, and E2E testing with Playwright or similar
Expertise in Typescript for public interfaces and private implementation
Familiarity with Figma, including Dev Mode
Advanced CSS knowledge including variables, modules, and styling strategies
Demonstrated ability to debug and write Github Action workflows to improve quality gates
Proven meticulous styling skills using Emotion or related CSS-in-JS styling system
Proven excellent documentation and English writing skills, or ability to use LLMs for documentation

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience using or building a Design System or component library
Experience in leveraging AI tools for software development
Experience in GenAI tools, including code generation from designs
Experience with Windows
Some experience with mobile development

About AbyssAbyss is an Enterprise Design System of interactive components and related tools that can be used to efficiently assemble quality applications that are branded/themeable, highly accessible, and secure. Abyss needs skilled engineers to grow its feature set and support its adoption by new teams.Abyss engineering exemplifies the following values:

Maintain Customer or User Focus
Deliver Quality the First Time, Every Time
Practice Engineering Excellence
Deliver on your Promises with Transparency
Accelerate with Innovation

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

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