Senior Manager Software Engineering

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:

• Engineering Leadership & Team Management• Lead, grow, and develop high-performing engineering teams responsible for website development, API development, full stack application delivery, and platform engineering
• Drive talent strategy, hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development to build strong leadership depth and engineering capability
• Establish clear ownership, accountability, operating rhythms, and delivery governance across teams and programs

• Technology Strategy & Architecture Leadership• Provide technical leadership for scalable, secure, and reliable websites, web applications, APIs, microservices, integration services, and data-enabled capabilities
• Partner with architecture, product, security, data, and business leaders to align technology direction with enterprise standards and business outcomes
• Define and promote engineering standards, reusable patterns, modernization practices, and architectural guardrails across delivery teams

• Delivery Execution & Operational Accountability• Own execution of engineering roadmaps and multi-quarter programs with a focus on quality, predictability, speed, resiliency, and business value
• Manage cross-team dependencies, delivery risks, capacity planning, and release readiness across engineering, product, data science, and platform teams
• Drive operational excellence through metrics, automation, incident prevention, production readiness, and continuous improvement practices

• Data Governance & Responsible Technology Practices• Provide oversight for data management, security controls, privacy expectations, and responsible use of emerging technology capabilities, including AI where applicable
• Embed compliance, privacy, security, and governance expectations into SDLC, CI/CD, and platform engineering workflows

• Platform Engineering & Full Stack Enablement• Oversee delivery of end-to-end technology solutions across websites, user experience, APIs, services, integration layers, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms
• Enable scalable digital platforms that support customer-facing websites, API ecosystems, analytics, automation, and decision-support use cases

• Engineering Productivity & Innovation• Champion modern engineering practices, automation, DevOps, reusable components, API-first design, and development tools that improve productivity and delivery quality
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, engineering excellence, accountability, and measurable outcomes

• Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Communication• Partner with business, product, operations, security, architecture, and executive stakeholders to translate strategy into executable technology plans
• Communicate roadmap progress, delivery health, risks, tradeoffs, and outcomes clearly to senior leadership and cross-functional partners
• Influence enterprise decisions related to engineering standards, website modernization, API strategy, platform modernization, responsible technology adoption, and operational excellence

• 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, Information Technology, or a related field
• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including enterprise website development, API development, full stack application delivery, and platform modernization
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams, people leaders, or large cross-functional delivery teams in a complex enterprise environment
• Hands-on experience with modern web and API technologies, such as Java, Python, Node.js, React, Angular, REST, GraphQL, microservices, and related full stack frameworks
• Experience designing, modernizing, and operating scalable, secure, and resilient web applications, APIs, integration services, and distributed systems
• Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD, DevOps,AIOPS practices, observability, automation, release management, and production readiness; AWS experience preferred
• Experience partnering with product, architecture, security, data, operations, and business stakeholders to define priorities, align roadmaps, and drive delivery accountability
• Working knowledge of data management, privacy, security, compliance, governance, and responsible use of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities where applicable
• Demonstrated track record delivering multi-quarter, cross-team technology programs with strong execution discipline, risk management, and measurable business outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with digital platform modernization, website scalability, API ecosystems, or emerging technology capabilities
• Experience building enterprise-scale platforms for analytics, optimization, or decision intelligence
• Experience in regulated industries (healthcare, financial services, etc.)
• Experience of building Agentic solutions or MCP solution
• Knowledge of responsible technology practices, data governance, and emerging AI/ML concepts

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.