Manager of Software Engineering - .Net, React, C#, Azure cloud, Github Actions

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.
Are you passionate about technology? Obsessed with customer delight? Are you a team builder, a team player, a leader extraordinaire? Do you find yourself constantly looking for ways to do better, be better and build better software?
Here at Optum, we are looking for an Experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead our Product Engineering team based in India. This role is ideal for a technology leader with solid foundation in software development, and team leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving end-to-end software delivery, from requirement gathering to deployment, while ensuring alignment with business goals and technical excellence and an insatiable appetite for continuous improvement and innovation. If this sounds like you, the COB team at Optum, India is waiting, so read on.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership
  • Architect and design scalable, secure, and high-performance applications
  • Provide hands-on technical guidance across frontend Portals, APIs, and database layers
  • Champion best practices in software engineering, including code quality, testing, and CI/CD
  • Own areas of responsibility and applications from security, architecture, production, CI/CD, production roadmaps and Product lifecycle management
• Project & Delivery Management
  • Own the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) for multiple projects
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define project scope and timelines
  • Lead development efforts to ensure work and projects progress
  • Track progress, manage risks, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions
• Team & People Management
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers through coaching and performance management
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement
  • Conduct regular 1:1s, career development planning, and technical upskilling initiatives
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
  • Act as a key liaison between engineering and business teams
  • Translate business requirements into technical specifications and actionable plans
  • Prepare and present technical documentation, project updates, and architecture reviews to leadership
  • Ensure clear and proactive communication across all levels of the organization
• 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

What you are like

• Have a great, positive attitude
• A natural leader - someone people are easily convinced to follow and emulate
• Never blocked. You find a way!
• Willing and eager to dive in and figure it out. No system is built from unicorn horn dust. It's just code.
• You take extreme ownership and pride in your work
• Care deeply about team culture and actively influence a positive culture
• Will automate something so you don't have to do it twice
• You build everything 'as code': Infrastructure, pipeline, testing, monitoring, etc.

Never stop learning
Required Qualifications:

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• 12+ years of current experience with languages .NET, C# as an engineer
• 5+ years of production experience with Azure cloud and React
• 3+ years of experience in managing a team of at least 8 members
• Experience working with teams that leveraged three or more of the following: continuous integration / continuous delivery tools, REST API development, serverless architecture, containerization, IaC, public / private cloud, web applications, web services, application observability and/or messaging/ stream architecture
• Experience with version control systems like Git and repository management practices
• Experience in Microsoft Azure cloud platform (App Services, Azure Functions, DevOps, etc.)
• IT full-stack engineering experience
• Deep understanding of software engineering and processes: design patterns, algorithms, data structures, schemas and queries, system design, unit testing, code reviews, agile and dev-ops, as well as industry patterns for application architecture and integration
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and project management tools (Jira)
• Proven track record in application architecture and system design
• AI/ML for team productivity or Business effectiveness like Github Copilot, M365 Copilot, Versel AI etc.
• Proven ability to lead multiple tasks and projects
• Proven good communication - Able to communicate effectively with the team members and other stakeholders
• Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Development experience in Docker, Snowflake, Kubernetes, Data Streaming via Kafka/Event Hub
• Experience with technologies such as: HTML/Javascript, TestCafe, NodeJS, Git, SOA
• SRE principles (error budgets, alarming practices, etc)
• Healthcare domain background

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.