UI Lead Software Engineer - Remote

About this role

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.

Aikyam is the most advanced "Identity as a Service" Platform within United Health Group that is aimed to provide a central and universal user identity for identifying and authenticating a user in the healthcare domain. It is built upon open standards like OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0 Web SSO etc. It is a highly available, reliable and scalable service hosted in public cloud. We enjoy the trust of large customers in healthcare industry and government services with operations across United States of America.

The UI Software Engineering Lead is responsible for technical leadership, design quality, and delivery execution of Aikyam's user interfaces across customer facing and admin experiences. This role combines hands on engineering, architecture influence, and people/team leadership, ensuring secure, performant, and accessible UI solutions that align with enterprise identity standards.

If you reside in the states of Minnesota and District of Columbia, you will enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid-remote role as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead UI architecture and design patterns for scalable, reusable, and secure front end solutions
• Own UI standards for performance, accessibility (WCAG), security, and user experience consistency
• Drive modern front end practices (micro frontends, modular UI, design systems, state management)
• Partner with s...