Senior Manager - Software Engineering - Hybrid in Eden Prairie, MN

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 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.

As a hands-on Senior Manager of Software Engineering within the Optum Rx technology team, you will lead and actively contribute to a highly skilled engineering team dedicated to building, modernizing, and supporting high-impact pharmacy benefit and healthcare solutions. In this role, you will drive technical excellence across full-stack applications and lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-powered solutions, utilizing modern languages like Java, GoLang, JavaScript (React/HTMX), and GraphQL.

This role is designed for a technical leader who enjoys remaining close to the technology-combining direct people management with active technical contributions, platform architecture, and code quality. You will manage the execution of product roadmaps and foster an innovative, high-performing culture that leverages advanced engineering tools and AI-driven automation to streamline workflows, optimize delivery tasks, and build highly scalable, secure platforms.

This position follows a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Lead, mentor, and coach a team of software engineers, fostering career development, technical growth, and continuous learning

* Actively contribute to technical design, system architecture, code reviews, and hands-on software development to guide the engineering team by example

* Drive the successful design, development, and deployment of scalable, high-performance software applications, including AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges, utilizing Java, GoLang, JavaScript (React/HTMX), and GraphQL

* Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools and advanced engineering capabilities to streamline software development workflows, automate delivery tasks, and drive continuous improvement within the engineering lifecycle

* Evaluate emerging technological, software engineering, and AI/ML trends to inform robust platform architecture, solution design, and strategic team innovation

* Collaborate closely with product managers, systems architects, and business stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver high-impact pharmacy benefit solutions

* Champion Agile methodologies and modern Dev Ops best practices (such as CI/CD, automated testing, SQL Server database management, and robust security standards) across the entire software delivery pipeline

* Actively support the ethical use of technology by embedding transparency, security, and quality assurance principles across all engineered solutions, ensuring the responsible use of AI

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:

* 8+ years of software engineering experience developing enterprise-scale full-stack applications

* 3+ years of experience directly leading, mentoring, and managing software engineering teams

* 3+ years of experience as a hands-on technical lead or individual contributor with solid technical depth across full-stack development (including hands-on coding and architectural design)

* 3+ years of experience delivering software solutions in a public cloud environment (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)

* 1+ years of experience using or integrating AI-powered development tools (e.g., AI coding assistants) or automations within an engineering environment

* Professional experience with full-stack development, including Java, GoLang, and JavaScript (with React)

* Professional experience with database technologies, specifically SQL and…