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 20 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 20 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.

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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 1913 reviews)); "Remote and Dynamic work environment good benefits" ((in 863 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 688 reviews)); "Flexible and ability to work from home" ((in 606 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 574 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 628 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no warn notices." ((in 309 reviews)); "No bonuses and cost of living raise is not sufficient" ((in 160 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 138 reviews)); "Poor communication both internally and externally" ((in 88 reviews))

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4.2

69% would recommend to a friend

(20 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 Software Engineering Manager employees have rated Optum with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Engineering Manager professionals have an excellent working experience there. Optum is rated 22% above average by Senior Software Engineering Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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20 reviews

3.0

Feb 7, 2024

Too focused on cutting costs

Senior manager software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good at keeping up with technology in some areas. Good pay.

Cons

Moving too many tech positions off-shore to save money. Way behind in technology in some areas.

Optum Response

Thank you for your feedback. Your comments will help us to assess our practices so that we may continue to improve as a company and better support our workforce.

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.

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