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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Technical Leadership: Guide architecture and design decisions, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions
- Team Management: Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering growth, collaboration, and high performance
- Project Delivery: Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to align engineering efforts with business goals
- Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools, and practices (e.g., Agile, DevOps)
- Talent Development: Hire, onboard, and develop engineering talent, promoting a culture of learning and innovation
- Budget & Resource Planning: Manage team budgets, resource allocation, and vendor relationships when applicable
- Risk Management: Identify technical risks and implement mitigation strategies early in the development lifecycle
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role
- Technical Expertise
- Solid hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot for building scalable backend services
- Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services including AKS, App Services, and Azure DevOps
- Exposure to AI/ML concepts, frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch), and integration into enterprise applications
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes for container orchestration and microservices deployment
- Leadership & Management
- Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies and driving engineering excellence
- Demonstrated solid stakeholder management and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams
- Architecture & Design
- Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code
- Soft Skills
- Demonstrated strategic thinking with a problem-solving mindset
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineering talent
- Demonstrated solid collaboration and decision-making skills
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of software development experience
- 3+ years of experience in a leadership role
- Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot
- Experience with Microsoft Azure services, including AKS, App Services, and Azure DevOps
- Exposure to AI/ML concepts and frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams
- Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to mentor and develop engineering talent
- Collaboration and decision-making skills
Optum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is generally described as decent or good, and many note it as a strong part of the package. Actual ability to take time off can depend on workload and team coverage.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with employer match and access to an employee stock purchase plan, which are highlighted as meaningful components of total rewards. These programs are consistently referenced among core benefits.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and caregiver leave, along with adoption assistance, are publicly highlighted and viewed as notable elements of the package. Availability can be role-specific, but these supports contribute to overall breadth where offered.
Optum Insights
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Optum Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
