Sr Engineering Manager

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leading and mentoring Software Engineers, who are distributed across several independent squads
• Defining and driving standards for Engineering Excellence
• Project and Squad Leadership aimed at delivering Quality Software that supports Business Objectives
• building reusable code and libraries to be leveraged across our team and technology stack
• Developing software and processes that safely and securely handles our customer's health and financial data
• Collaborating within and across teams to ensure that all of our efforts are aligned towards the same goals
• Communicating thoughtfully with team members through design review, code review, and day-to-day collaboration

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years of full-time software engineering experience
• 3+ years of software engineering management experience
• 3+ years of experience with Javascript/Typescript and Node.js
• Experience building and consuming API endpoints (REST, AMQP, GraphQL)
• Experience implementing testable business logic that is secure and easy to maintain

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience hiring and retaining Software Engineers
• Experience designing, architecting and operating event-driven services
• Experience designing and deploying to cloud-based environments such as AWS
• Experience building and maintaining 3rd-party integrations
• Experience leveraging message brokers and event streams-e.g., AWS SNS, SQS, Azure ServiceBus, or similar
• Experience operating in high security environments-e.g., payments, healthcare
• Proven willingness to work in a fast-paced startup environment
• Proven solid moral compass and commitment to Starship's core values of inclusion, empowerment, and trust
• Proven sense of empathy for others, both end users and your fellow e

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.