Senior Director Software Engineering

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Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States Salary: $159,300 - $273,200/year

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United Health Group Optum Tech is a global leader in health care innovation. Our teams develop cutting-edge solutions that help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. From advanced data analytics and AI to cybersecurity, we use innovative approaches to solve some of health care's most complex challenges. Your contributions here have the potential to change lives.

Ready to build the next breakthrough? Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Director, Software Engineering will lead a large-scale engineering organization supporting Optum Financials' Health Benefit Account (HBA) business. This leader will be accountable for the strategy, architecture, engineering execution, platform modernization, and operational excellence of consumer and employer-facing financial platforms that administer millions of healthcare financial accounts and process billions of dollars in annual transactions. This role requires a unique combination of software engineering leadership, financial technology expertise, healthcare administration knowledge, and platform transformation experience.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience across benefit account administration, banking and financial services, payment processing, card platforms, and regulated transaction systems.

The Senior Director will partner closely with business leaders, product management, operations, architecture, risk, compliance, and external partners to modernize and scale critical platforms supporting HSA, FSA, HRA, COBRA, lifestyle benefits, healthcare payments, debit card processing, and consumer financial experiences.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead a multi-disciplinary software engineering organization responsible for Health Benefit Account platforms and services

Define and execute technology strategy aligned to business growth, customer experience, operational efficiency, resilience, and regulatory requirements

Drive modernization of legacy platforms through cloud adoption, API enablement, event-driven architecture, and platform engineering capabilities

Establish and govern engineering standards, architecture patterns, and technology roadmaps across multiple product portfolios

Lead engineering teams supporting healthcare financial products including HSA, FSA, HRA, commuter, lifestyle, and employer-sponsored benefit accounts

Drive innovation across account administration, contributions, distributions, claims, reimbursement processing, investment platforms, and participant servicing

Partner with banking, custodial, payment, and network partners to deliver secure and scalable financial solutions

Support growth initiatives that enhance consumer engagement, digital experiences, financial wellness, and healthcare affordability

Lead engineering strategy for payment and financial transaction platforms supporting healthcare financial accounts

Deliver highly available, secure, and scalable payment processing capabilities

Champion responsible adoption of AI and automation across engineering and operational workflows

Drive implementation of AI-powered capabilities that improve customer experiences, operational efficiency, quality, and developer productivity

Evaluate emerging technologies and market trends to accelerate modernization and strengthen competitive differentiation

Promote experimentation and innovation while maintaining appropriate governance and risk controls

Ensure predictable, transparent delivery execution across multiple product teams and technology portfolios

Foster a product-centric engineering culture focused on customer outcomes and business value

Drive proactive risk management and technology resilience planning

Support internal and external audits and ensure compliance with applicable Build organizational capabilities aligned with future business and technology needs

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:

12+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership of large-scale enterprise technology organizations7+ years leading software engineering managers, directors, architects, or…