Is Optum a good company to work for as a Senior/Lead Data Engineer?

Senior/Lead Data Engineer professionals working at Optum have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 299 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Optum employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior/Lead Data Engineer Jobs at Optum now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior/Lead Data Engineer interview questions at Optum .

Does Optum pay Senior/Lead Data Engineer employees well?

Senior/Lead Data Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optum with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 299 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior/Lead Data Engineer salaries at Optum.

How happy are Senior/Lead Data Engineer professionals working at Optum?

78% of Senior/Lead Data Engineer employees at Optum would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Senior/Lead Data Engineer professionals have also rated Optum with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optum?

Software Engineer (1143) , Senior Software Engineer (722) , Customer Service Representative (341) , Associate Software Engineer (339) , Nurse Practitioner (189) , Director (184) , Business Analyst (182) , Registered Nurse (143) , Manager (141) , Data Engineer (131) , Associate Director (129) , Medical Coder (129) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (123) , Project Manager (119) , Data Scientist (115)

What are the pros of working at Optum according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and have to go only 10 days in a month as per our choice" ((in 1921 reviews)); "Benefits are good and comparable to a good employer" ((in 848 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 696 reviews)); "Flexible and ability to work from home" ((in 600 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 593 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optum according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 633 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no warn notices." ((in 308 reviews)); "bad pay and no bonuses" ((in 161 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 131 reviews)); "Poor communication both internally and externally" ((in 85 reviews))

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3.8

78% would recommend to a friend

(299 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

64% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Senior/Lead Data Engineer employees have rated Optum with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 299 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior/Lead Data Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Optum is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior/Lead Data Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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299 reviews

4.0

Jul 16, 2026

Good work-life balance but salary could improve

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance. Multiple laocations. Cross teams movement oppurtunities. Stakeholder Interaction

Cons

Nothing. Depends on team and manager

4.0

Jul 11, 2026

Flexibility in delivery but slow to adopt AI

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of flexibility i delivering the solution. Open to new ideas.

Cons

Higher management is not very reluctant to introduce AI in healthcare products.

4.0

Jul 10, 2026

Good company with overwhelming continuous evaluation

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a good Company if you are under right leadership

Cons

No Negative only thing is you need to be under continuous evaluation sometimes it will become overwhelming

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Good work-life balance but salary could improve

Flexibility in delivery but slow to adopt AI

Good company with overwhelming continuous evaluation

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