Senior Manager Software Engineering - Remote

Role overview

Primary responsibilities

• Lead teams building scalable, resilient, secure, and performant applications.
• Analyze business, customer, and technical requirements and existing solutions.
• Guide application architecture and technical decision-making with cross-functional teams and technical leads.
• Implement distributed solutions meeting performance standards and mitigating security vulnerabilities.
• Automate workflows, improve operations, and assess emerging technologies.
• Evaluate workload, team capacity, throughput, and resource needs.
• Align stakeholders and coordinate across the product lifecycle, including deployment, post-deployment, and maintenance.
• Guide team members through complex technical issues and pillar-level initiatives.
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and share accountability for end-to-end product quality.

Required qualifications

• At least 10 years of software engineering leadership or senior technical experience driving scalable design and team throughput.
• At least 10 years of full-stack enterprise application development using React and Java, including Spring Boot and microservices.
• At least 10 years of experience with Next.js, GraphQL APIs, TypeScript, and MongoDB.
• At least 10 years of knowledge of version control such as Git and Azure deployment using GitHub Actions.
• At least 10 years of understanding of Agile Scrum and software development best practices.
• At least 3 years of knowledge of IBM i platforms and SYNON, COBOL, DB2, CL, or RPG.

Preferred qualifications

• Event-driven microservices with Kafka or similar messaging technology; RxClaim or US healthcare experience; and unit testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, or React Testing Library are preferred.
• Python, Terraform, Kubernetes, DevOps, observability, RESTful APIs, software design patterns, and enterprise integration knowledge are preferred.
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools for React and Java is preferred.

Remote work

• Employees working remotely must follow UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Compensation

• For Canada residents, the annual salary range is $108,500 to $225,200.
• Pay depends on factors including education, work experience, and certifications.