Sr Mgr, Software Engineering – Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of software solutions across multiple platforms
• Contribute to full software development lifecycle including design, development, unit testing, system testing, and test automation
• Design, develop, and maintain software components leveraging modern technologies, including Java, Spring Boot, Python, TypeScript (with frameworks like React and Angular), Microservices architecture, Apache Kafka, LangChain library, and OpenAI Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Drive engineering best practices including DevOps, automation, instrumentation, and continuous improvement
• Oversee operational excellence by ensuring compliance with security, regulatory, and quality standards
• Manage a team of engineers, providing coaching, performance feedback, and career development support
• Provide leadership and accountability for the performance of individual contributors
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical delivery with business objectives
• Own and optimize technical assets, ensuring they meet performance, scalability, and reliability goals
• Drive modern, innovative solutions across the application portfolio
• Champion a customer-centric mindset and drive improvements in user experience and satisfaction
• Lead initiatives to reduce technical debt and improve system observability and maintainability
• Influence architectural decisions and contribute to enterprise-wide engineering strategy
• Manage budgets, resource planning, and vendor relationships as needed
• Collaborate with geographically distributed Agile teams to deliver high-quality solutions

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 or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or 4+ years equivalent professional work experience
• 10+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer with solid proficiency in Java, Python and Spring Boot
• 5+ years of experience managing and leading engineering teams
• 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in production cloud (public or private)
• 1+ years of experience integrating Generative AI capabilities into enterprise applications
• Experience leading software engineering teams, including people management and technical delivery
• Understanding of modern software development practices, tools, and architectures (e.g., microservices, cloud, CI/CD)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks
• Good understanding of Scrum and Agile best practices
• Experience with compliance and security standards
• Experience working in the healthcare industry or other regulated environments
• Experience managing budgets and resource planning for engineering teams
• Hands-on experience delivering engineering solutions in cloud environments
• Solid hands-on knowledge in Playwright, JUnit or equivalent testing frameworks
• Solid hands-on knowledge in PL/SQL and Oracle database
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools including:
  • Build automation tools: Github Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent
  • Build tools: Maven, ANT, Gradle or equivalent
  • Source control tools: Git, GitHub or equivalent
• Experience setting up CI/CD and continuous testing pipelines
• Knowledge of CI/CD, security, and vulnerability tools including Maven, Github Actions, ServiceNow API integration, Stargate, Sonar or equivalent
• Experience with modern open-source technologies including Kafka and Kubernetes
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions
• Solid business acumen with the ability to align engineering efforts to strategic goals
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical assets and drive operational excellence

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $110,200 to $188,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.