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

Director, Data Engineering professionals working at Optum have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 204 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 Director, Data Engineering Jobs at Optum now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Director, Data Engineering interview questions at Optum .

Does Optum pay Director, Data Engineering employees well?

Director, Data Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optum with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 204 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 3.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Director, Data Engineering salaries at Optum.

How happy are Director, Data Engineering professionals working at Optum?

74% of Director, Data Engineering employees at Optum would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 2% in the past 12 months. Director, Data Engineering professionals have also rated Optum with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

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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 1912 reviews)); "Remote and Dynamic work environment good benefits" ((in 843 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 682 reviews)); "Good work life balance and we can work from home" ((in 605 reviews)); "people are great and very talented" ((in 455 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 623 reviews)); "Low salary and very low yearly increases" ((in 432 reviews)); "Frequent reorganizations and layoffs." ((in 301 reviews)); "bad pay and no bonuses" ((in 162 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 146 reviews))

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3.7

74% would recommend to a friend

(204 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

56% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Director, Data Engineering employees have rated Optum with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 204 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Director, Data Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Optum is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Director, Data Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Gesundheitswesen industry (3.4 stars).

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204 reviews

3.0

Jun 2, 2026

Good work and flexibility, but toxic culture varies by team

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work , flexible job timining get chance to work on new technologies

Cons

little toxic culture depends on team

4.0

May 11, 2026

Great salary and management with positive culture

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, good management, culture and hike.

Cons

Nothing as of now as they have taken care of most of the things.

4.0

May 7, 2026

Great work-life balance, but office location is a drawback

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is great

Cons

Office is little far away from cyber hub

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