Is Optum a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineering Manager?

Senior Software Engineering Manager professionals working at Optum have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 19 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 Software Engineering Manager Jobs at Optum now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineering Manager interview questions at Optum .

Does Optum pay Senior Software Engineering Manager employees well?

Senior Software Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optum with 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 20.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineering Manager salaries at Optum.

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 (188) , Director (184) , Business Analyst (182) , Registered Nurse (143) , Manager (140) , 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 1944 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they are large" ((in 864 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 674 reviews)); "Flexible and ability to work from home" ((in 604 reviews)); "Great company and people are all great" ((in 485 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 634 reviews)); "Low salary and very low yearly increases" ((in 442 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no warn notices." ((in 311 reviews)); "No bonuses and cost of living raise is not sufficient" ((in 155 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 135 reviews))

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4.2

69% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

Not enough data to show CEO approval

52% positive business outlook

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3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

Senior Manager Software Engineering employees have rated Optum with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Manager Software Engineering professionals have an excellent working experience there. Optum is rated 22% above average by Senior Manager Software Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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19 reviews

3.0

Jan 19, 2024

Confused Mgmt but that is temporary

Senior manager software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance and good mission values.

Cons

Last 2 years are rough and higher mgmt seems confused about the strategy for IT services.

2.0

Sep 18, 2023

Taking a huge downturn

Senior software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good Work from home

Cons

Constant layoffs or concerns with budget, hiring freeze, reorgs Forced certain percentage of low yearly rating/pip Non existent coordinated org tech, everyone does their own thing including devops/cloud No room for growth

Optum Response

Thank you for your feedback. I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Your comments will help us to assess our processes and make any necessary adjustments for improvement.

4.0

Jun 16, 2023

Overall good experience

Senior software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reputed Healthcare IT company with many innovative initiatives.

Cons

Still new to the company so cant say much

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