Is Optum a good company to work for as a Software Engineerer?

Software Engineerer professionals working at Optum have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 1,084 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 Software Engineerer Jobs at Optum now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineerer interview questions at Optum .

Does Optum pay Software Engineerer employees well?

Software Engineerer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optum with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 1,084 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineerer salaries at Optum.

How happy are Software Engineerer professionals working at Optum?

67% of Software Engineerer employees at Optum would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Software Engineerer professionals have also rated Optum with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optum?

Software Engineer (1142) , 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) , Medical Coder (129) , Associate Director (128) , 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 1895 reviews)); "Remote and Dynamic work environment good benefits" ((in 854 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 673 reviews)); "Flexible work from home schedule" ((in 596 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 589 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 619 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no warn notices." ((in 301 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 134 reviews)); "Poor communication both internally and externally" ((in 87 reviews)); "too much favoritism" ((in 64 reviews))

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3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,084 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

65% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Software Engineerer employees have rated Optum with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,084 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineerer professionals have a good working experience there. Optum is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineerer professionals compared to other employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Sep 26, 2019

Working more than 1 yrs

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Work life balance is good. 2.Transparent hr policy. 3.WFH(Work from home).

Cons

Nothing cons for me.i am very with this organisation.

4.0

Sep 25, 2019

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance at the company is good.

Cons

None really to mention here.

4.0

Sep 19, 2019

Good people, not great organisation

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everybody in the office is nice and there's a great culture. Aggressive hiring. A good career stepping stone but they can't hold onto people for long.

Cons

Projects can have high turn overs or be cut off suddenly. Leadership is constantly changing. Promotion system needs vast improvement.

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