Is Optum a good company to work for as a Data Engineering?

Data Engineering professionals working at Optum have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 118 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Optum employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Engineering Jobs at Optum now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Engineering interview questions at Optum .

Does Optum pay Data Engineering employees well?

Data Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optum with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 118 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Engineering salaries at Optum.

How happy are Data Engineering professionals working at Optum?

89% of Data Engineering employees at Optum would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 11% in the past 12 months. Data Engineering professionals have also rated Optum with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optum?

Software Engineer (1141) , Senior Software Engineer (719) , Customer Service Representative (341) , Associate Software Engineer (339) , Nurse Practitioner (188) , Director (184) , Business Analyst (182) , Registered Nurse (143) , Manager (140) , Data Engineer (130) , Associate Director (128) , Medical Coder (127) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (123) , Project Manager (119) , Data Scientist (112)

What are the pros of working at Optum according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and have to go only 10 days in a month as per our choice" ((in 1909 reviews)); "Remote and Dynamic work environment good benefits" ((in 853 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 672 reviews)); "flexible work schedule and work from home" ((in 600 reviews)); "people are great and very talented" ((in 484 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optum according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 619 reviews)); "Low salary and very low yearly increases" ((in 425 reviews)); "Frequent Restructuring and layoffs" ((in 298 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 146 reviews)); "Poor communication both internally and externally" ((in 92 reviews))

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3.9

89% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

100% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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4.5

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

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Data Engineering employees have rated Optum with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Optum is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Gesundheitswesen industry (3.4 stars).

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118 reviews

4.0

Jan 21, 2025

Teamwork

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good collaboration between teams and everyone is supportive

Cons

Nothing except more variable pay

4.0

Jan 16, 2025

Work life balance

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for fresher to start

Cons

company didn’t much invloved in employee relations

3.0

Jan 5, 2025

Great WLB, management not so

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, Great team

Cons

Bonus is pretty weak, management has a tough time leading, for a health insurance company benefits suck really bad

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