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:

• Lead the architecture and engineering of enterprise‑scale, mission‑critical platforms supporting critical business operations. Architect distributed systems with strong emphasis on scalability, resilience, performance, security, and operational excellence
• Design and evolve microservices‑based architectures using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud, alongside modern front‑end frameworks such as React and Angular
• Own backend architecture and system design, producing high‑level and detailed architectural blueprints that guide consistent implementation
• Provide technical and architectural leadership across full‑stack and Generative AI initiatives, leveraging React, Node.js, Python, LangChain, and LangGraph
• Champion adoption of modern engineering productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to improve developer efficiency, quality, and consistency
• Lead, mentor, and grow the engineering organization, fostering technical excellence, career development, and strong team engagement
• Partner closely with product, and business stakeholders to align priorities, translate business needs into technical outcomes, and ensure predictable delivery
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, design patterns, and architectural standards across teams
• Own delivery commitments and quality, ensuring adherence to Agile practices through active participation in design reviews, code reviews, and ceremonies
• Stay current on advances in AI, ML, and software engineering, guiding thoughtful, value‑driven adoption within the organization
• Provide strategic direction for machine learning solutions and data pipelines when applicable
• Ensure compliance with company policies, employment terms, and organizational directives, maintaining flexibility to adapt to evolving business needs and operating models
• 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:

• Graduate degree or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience with enterprise Java/J2EE applications
• 5+ years of React.js experience
• Proven experience in AI or LLM application development, evaluation, or operationalization
• Demonstrated experience working with RAG pipelines, tool calling, prompt regression testing, or agent orchestration frameworks
• Proven experience with modern frontend development, including React 18, streaming UI patterns, Storybook, and component driven development
• Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture, asynchronous processing, and messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar
• Solid experience with cloud-native solutions
• Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams in an offshore or distributed model
• Solid understanding of full stack architectures including JavaScript, React, Redux, Node.js, and Python
• Proven solid grasp of system design, architectural decision-making, and software design patterns
• Proven exposure to Generative AI systems including GitHub Copilot, LangChain, LangGraph, and agent-based solutions
• Proven expertise in relational and NoSQL databases
• Proven solid command of CI/CD pipelines including Jenkins, Git, Maven/Gradle, and SonarQube
• Proven communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance technical depth and leadership accountability

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.