Is Optum a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Optum have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 789 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 Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Optum now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Optum .

Does Optum pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optum with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 789 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Optum.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Optum?

68% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Optum would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 17% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Optum with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optum?

Software Engineer (1139) , Senior Software Engineer (719) , Customer Service Representative (341) , Associate Software Engineer (339) , Nurse Practitioner (187) , 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 1924 reviews)); "Remote and Dynamic work environment good benefits" ((in 849 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 689 reviews)); "Flexible and ability to work from home" ((in 610 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 583 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 627 reviews)); "Low salary and very low yearly increases" ((in 428 reviews)); "Frequent Restructuring and layoffs" ((in 305 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 139 reviews)); "Poor communication both internally and externally" ((in 88 reviews))

Optum Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(789 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

38% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Optum with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 789 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Optum is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Gesundheitswesen industry (3.4 stars).

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789 reviews

4.0

Sep 6, 2020

Best workplace environment

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a very good workplace. Will have opportunitie to learn architecture and functioning of working business models

Cons

Variable pay is the painful thing, which is not at all guaranteed whether it will be returned or not

2.0

Sep 6, 2020

Manager Centric Company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Onshore oppertunities 2) Offers good technical learning opportunities and encouragement for learning 3) If you are in good project offers good hike and monetory awards 4) good number of leaves per year 5) WFH is allowed if maanger is ok with it

Cons

1) Manager centric , you are required to depend on manager for a lot of things , and a lot of process and management keeps changing and everyone has different style 2 ) manager has a lot of power , in case he/she is determined to be biased with you they can find a lot of reasons and can block your growth 3 ) IJP is not always an option 4) sometimes manager is also gender biased 5) its a kind of rat race , everyone just tries to do what is required for promotion but not what they actually like to do , as the policy does not support employees to be innovative and manager just want you to do a work which he can showcase at leadership level , wil not care what u really want

3.0

Aug 19, 2020

Salary is average

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance cab facility manager is good new technology

Cons

salary is not per market standard

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