Sr Mgr, Software Engineering - Minnetonka, MN or Cypress, CA

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

23h•$112,700 - $193,200

About The Position

Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care’s most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives. Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. Software engineering is the application of engineering to the design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software in a systematic method. The roles in this function will cover all primary development activity across all technology functions that ensure we deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services and to understand customer needs and to develop product roadmaps. These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.

Requirements

8+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in leadership roles managing multiple teams
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, automation, and monitoring tools
Solid knowledge of cloud-native architectures, microservices, MRDP and modern development frameworks
Solid Knowledge with AI/ML concepts and safe experimentation environments
Leadership Skills including proven ability to mentor teams, drive operational excellence, and manage global collaboration
Proven excellent written and verbal skills for stakeholder engagement and team alignment
Proven ability to resolve incidents quickly and implement permanent corrective actions

Nice To Haves

Solid experience leading multiple teams, delivering large scale, cloud based systems with solid accountability for outcomes
Proven ability to set technical strategy, manage tech debt, leverage engineering metrics, and drive continuous improvement aligned to business priorities
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, automation, observability, and incident management, driving operational excellence and reliability
Solid understanding of regulatory and security standards (e.g., HIPAA, SOX), secure coding practices, and demonstrated excellence in mentoring teams, global collaboration, and executive level communication

Responsibilities

Drive operational excellence in code quality, feature reliability, and tech debt reduction
Coach, mentor, and grow team expertise; lead hiring and goal-setting in collaboration with leadership
Leverage AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 to interpret business requirements, existing products, and technical specifications by analyzing product documentation and code. Proactively identify gaps and opportunities for improvement in current products, future business needs, and technical specifications, applying an AI-first mindset and technologies
Design, develop, and maintain services and applications using technologies such as C#, .NET Core, and ASP, while remaining adaptable to other technology stacks as needed
Oversee incident resolution and implement permanent corrective actions
Build robust automation for build, deployment, testing, monitoring, and telemetry
Leverage metrics to improve system performance and achieve technical and business MBOs
Stay close to the code while delegating effectively to empower team ownership