Senior UI Engineer – Dublin/Letterkenny, Hybrid
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.
About the Role: We are one of the world's leading healthcare companies, supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for over 20 years.
We're on the lookout for talented individuals to join our expanding teams.
The Senior UI Engineer will have a passion for clean code, a hunger to take on challenging projects and an unrelenting drive to learn and deliver.
Qualified candidates will be required to demonstrate UI hands-on knowledge for this position.
Working Schedule: This is a full-time position with standard working hours of Monday – Friday, standard business hours.
Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements.
Primary Responsibilities: Closely collaborate with Product and UX design teams to lead architecture, design and implementation of UI/UX designs.
Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the UI space, proficient in technologies such as Typescript, React & HTML.
Develop prototypes to illustrate UI concepts.
Operate as a key member of an Agile Full Stack engineering team.
Conduct code reviews providing constructive feedback.
Guide and mentor the UI Engineers in the team when required.
Troubleshoot and debug UI-related issues and implement effective solutions in a timely manner.
Continuously evaluate and improve the quality, performance, usability, accessibility and security of our products.
Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field or equivalent experience.
Strong software product development experience working on commercially available software products.
Practical experience of delivering high-quality production software using React & Typescript/Javascript running on NodeJS.
Proficiency in HTML, CSS and front-end frameworks preferably React.
Familiarity with UI testing frameworks like Jest and test-driven development methodologies.
Working knowledge on public clouds like Azure, AWS, Google Cloud and developing applications on Linux environments.
Proven track record of acting as an advocate for driving new technology across the organization via the creation of communities and publishing components for reuse across the organization.
Strong experience of operating in a quickly changing environment and driving technological innovation to meet business requirements.
Experience in using modern software engineering and product development processes including Agile / Scrum, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, DevOps etc.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with UI/UX design tools such as Adobe XD or Figma.
Familiarity with version control systems such as git.
Practical experience of developing solutions hosted within one of the major cloud providers (Azure/AWS/Google Cloud).
Prior experience in lead/senior software engineer role.
Good understanding of Microservices architecture.
Experience in the healthcare industry.
Excellent time management, communication, decision-making, and presentation skills.
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.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law.