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 1919 reviews)); "Remote and Dynamic work environment good benefits" ((in 873 reviews)); "For ppl who just want good pay and basic work this is the best you can get" ((in 656 reviews)); "Good work life balance and we can work from home" ((in 606 reviews)); "Good culture and policies" ((in 587 reviews))

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

"Poor management and lack of cooperation." ((in 620 reviews)); "Frequent Restructuring and layoffs" ((in 301 reviews)); "No bonuses and cost of living raise is not sufficient" ((in 156 reviews)); "No team sprit No onboarding process on joining No training Only interested in monitoring staff output" ((in 143 reviews)); "Poor communication both internally and externally" ((in 91 reviews))

Optum Director, Data Engineering reviews

3.7

74% would recommend to a friend

(204 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

56% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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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

5.0

Dec 25, 2025

Work culture

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture, work life balance

Cons

Good amount of restructuring happens on year end.

3.0

Dec 11, 2025

Good Team, questionable company business practices

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team Scope for growth and internal mobility Free lunch Flexible work hours

Cons

Company has been in the news quite a bit for various reasons. The mood in the company isn't great and the values of the company don't seem to align what the market thinks of them. Some data science work is not really data science and involves mostly building reports. Due to how big the organization is, what you do has minimal impact and you don't feel a part of the company

5.0

Dec 2, 2025

Fantastic worklife balance

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Truely amazing company. Love to work here

Cons

Nothing to say. No cons

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