Good Career Builder - Software Engineer Optum Employee Review

4.0
Apr 24, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

GREAT company culture and good people. As a programmer there's a lot of work that one can engage in all across the stack and get good experience in frontend and backend work as well as DevOps. Also if anyone is looking to learn about FHIR and healthcare standards they will find it here. Also lots of Java, JavaScript, Jenkins (CI/CD), Docker, Kubernetes.

Cons

Some teams I've been on have been pretty contractor heavy so there's differences in process that come into the workflow (not necessarily a con but a thing to note). Also if anyone is not interested in the healthcare tech industry they might not find the content super interesting/engaging. Software development is unaffected by that fact as it still is development but the extra push by being proud of the product and what it does may not be present (although it has the possibility to be found if your product helps people have better experiences in healthcare).

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5.0
May 17, 2026
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Pros

Great company to work with Good work life balance Good pay package

Cons

Neee to focus on new growth

2.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote work flexibility, supportive coworkers.

Cons

Chronic understaffing that leads to constant burnout Leadership behavior is inconsistent, unaccountable, and often dismissive Nepotism heavily influences promotions and opportunities Raises and bonuses are rare or nonexistent despite increasing workloads Workload expectations are unrealistic and unsustainable Company talks about mental wellness but does not practice it internally Extremely limited EAP benefits that offer little real support Employees are not acknowledged, respected, or meaningfully recognized High turnover due to poor culture and lack of investment in employees

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