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?

68% of Software Engineerer employees at Optum would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Engineerer professionals have also rated Optum with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 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 (721) , 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 (128) , Medical Coder (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 1918 reviews)); "Benefits are good and they are large" ((in 830 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 676 reviews)); "flexible work schedule and work from home" ((in 596 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 579 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 622 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and no warn notices." ((in 297 reviews)); "No bonuses and cost of living raise is not sufficient" ((in 158 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor communication both internally and externally" ((in 91 reviews))

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,084 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

68% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

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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1.0

Aug 18, 2019

Worst Company to work as a Fresher

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pros that i experienced other than the fact that when I started the compensation given was good

Cons

You have no say in which team you are put in and getting out of the team is almost impossible. People sitting here for the past 14-15 years are adamant and do not want to listen or change their way of doing things.Cost cutting is too much, employee engagement is low.Managers don't have any people skills and if you come here you will forget any former knowledge that you have had.

3.0

Aug 13, 2019

Okay to work in

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good starting salary, Great team members

Cons

Not good management, Odd office timings

4.0

Jul 17, 2019

Lots of great learning experiences

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Healthcare Tech is an interesting as well as challenging area to be in. With many new innovations trying to integrate themselves into older legacy infrastructure that exists in an older dependent industry. Great place to learn and apply a bunch of skills.

Cons

If your good at putting out fires, or ramping things up quickly to prove points. You can get shuffled from fire to fire till its fixed. While it keeps things interesting for the short term, slowly it can wear on you.

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