Senior Manager Software Engineering

Requisition Number: 2363778
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.
We are seeking a highly experienced Delivery Lead - Full Stack Engineering to drive the end-to-end delivery of a scalable, cloud-native Agentic AI Platform for enterprise claims automation and intelligent workflows. This role combines hands-on full stack engineering expertise (Python, Java, AWS) with solid delivery ownership, ensuring successful execution of platform and use case initiatives with high quality, speed, and reliability. The ideal candidate will lead engineering teams while actively contributing to architecture, coding, integration, and production deployment, ensuring alignment with business outcomes and enterprise standards.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Delivery Leadership & Execution
  • Own end-to-end delivery of Agentic AI platform and associated use cases
  • Drive delivery lifecycle from requirements to production
  • Manage timelines, dependencies, and risks
  • Align delivery with business priorities and roadmap
• Full Stack Engineering (Hands-on Leadership)
  • Develop backend services using Python and Java
  • Build APIs, microservices, and orchestration services
  • Contribute to coding, debugging, and optimization
  • Ensure code quality, performance, and security standards
• Agentic AI Platform Development
  • Implement multi-agent orchestration and workflow frameworks
  • Build LLM-driven workflows and RAG solutions
  • Enable prompt engineering and reasoning workflows
  • Ensure responsible AI guardrails and validation
• Cloud & Platform Engineering (AWS)
  • Design solutions using AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Aurora, S3)
  • Implement microservices and event-driven architecture
  • Optimize scalability, reliability, and cost
  • Enable observability and monitoring
• Team Leadership & Engineering Excellence
  • Lead and mentor engineering teams
  • Enforce best practices and coding standards
  • Drive CI/CD and testing discipline
  • Foster accountability and continuous improvement
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regard to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• 15+ years of software engineering experience
• Solid expertise in Python, Java, and AWS
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices
• AI / Agentic AI Experience
• Experience with Generative AI and LLM-based systems
• Proven delivery leadership in enterprise programs
• Understanding of agentic AI and RAG architectures

Preferred Qualifications;

• Healthcare / Claims domain experience
• Experience with Vector DB and Graph DB
• Knowledge of governance and compliance frameworks

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.