Manager Software Engineering

Requisition Number: 2364543
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:

• Provide product and software engineering leadership for the function by leading one or more scrum teams and own end to end implementation of solutions within schedule, budget and quality
• Establish and control code quality standards, development best practices, defect-free code delivery by providing technical oversight for Full stack development in Java/J2EE based enterprise grade applications.
• Come up with long term architecture roadmap for the existing products
• Project Prioritization, Effective delegation, Manage and Support cross functional software engineering team
• Provide technology leadership to the team. Mentor and guide them whenever required
• Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders including Engineering and Product leadership.
• Participation in Design reviews, Solutioning, Test Case reviews, and Production Support readiness reviews for new releases, provide inputs for Go/No Go decision
• Support QA, UAT and Release phases of the project via defect analysis, change maintenance, etc.
• 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 regard 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:

• 10+ years total product engineering experience with solid foundations on engineering architecture, design thinking with 3+ years of managing teams experience
• Technical Expertise - Proficient in handling software application development team using modern technologies such as Java, J2EE, Spring boot, Microservices, Cloud Technologies, RESTful APIs, SQL DB, DevOps
• Good understanding of Development processes and tools - Sonar, Jenkins, GitHub, CI/CD
• Proven leadership and interpersonal skills including written and verbal skills with the ability to create and maintain solid relationships with members of cross departmental teams
• Proven problem-solving skills and growth mindset
• Proven to build and lead effective teams

Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation by streamlining workflows and automating repetitive tasks. Evaluate emerging trends to drive continuous improvement and strategic innovation
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.