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Senior Engineering Manager

Talentmate

India

20th October 2026

2610-48784-294

Job Description

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Optum is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a global engineering organization of 20-25 engineers delivering scalable, secure, and AI-enabled healthcare technology solutions. This leader will be responsible for people leadership, technical direction, execution excellence, and modernization initiatives across distributed teams.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a globally distributed team of engineers, technical leads, and engineering managers through direct and matrix leadership
Drive delivery of strategic technology initiatives while ensuring quality, scalability, reliability, and security
Provide technical leadership across architecture, application development, cloud transformation, and engineering best practices
Champion AI-enabled software engineering through adoption of AI DLC, ChatGPT, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and modern developer productivity tools
Partner with Product, Architecture, Operations, and Business stakeholders to translate business priorities into technology solutions
Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, accountability, and engineering excellence
Drive operational excellence, production stability, risk management, and talent development
Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
15+ years of software engineering experience with progressive leadership responsibilities
8+ years of experience leading large engineering teams
Proven experience managing global teams of 20+ engineers through direct and dotted-line leadership models
Solid experience delivering enterprise-scale applications using Agile methodologies
Demonstrated success leading technology modernization and cloud transformation initiatives
Demonstrated excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive influence skills
Technical Skills

Knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, Microservices
Knowledge of React JS / TypeScript
Knowledge of Snowflake, Databricks
Knowledge of Azure Cloud (preferred), AWS, or GCP
Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker
Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, SRE, Observability
Knowledge of Distributed Systems and Enterprise Architecture

AI & Emerging Technologies

Knowledge of AI Development Lifecycle (AI DLC)
Knowledge of ChatGPT
Knowledge of Claude Code
Knowledge of GitHub Copilot / AI-assisted development
Knowledge of Agentic AI, RAG, LLM integration patterns
Knowledge of AI Governance and Responsible AI practices

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in a related field
Healthcare, payer, provider, or pharmacy domain experience
Experience leading AI-driven engineering transformation initiatives
Exposure to healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR/HL7)

What Success Looks Like

High-performing and engaged engineering teams
Predictable delivery of business-critical roadmaps
Accelerated engineering productivity through AI adoption
Improved platform reliability, scalability, and operational excellence
Solid partnership and influence across technology and business organizations

At Optum, you'll help transform healthcare through technology, cloud, data, and AI while leading teams that deliver meaningful impact at scale.

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.

Job Details

Role Level:	Not Applicable	Work Type:	Full-Time
Country:	India	City:	Hyderabad ,Telangana
Company Website:	https://www.optum.in/	Job Function:	Engineering
Company Industry/ Sector:	Software Development

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