Director, Software Engineering - Telecommute

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Partner with domain architects in setting the technical vision and strategy for Human Capital product engineering teams based on business goals and roadmaps
• Evaluate and assist in decision making around the use of new or existing technologies and tools
• Provide engineering leadership across teams to empower and transform the engineering culture, mindset, and delivery practices
• Build and mature engineering capabilities and establish a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement. Accelerate the depth and breadth of engineering skills across all engineering practices
• Lead, coach and mentor software engineers and hold them accountable
• Serve as supervisor for 3-9 globally distributed software engineers
• Drive a mindset around developing and supporting highly available, scalable, secure, and serviceable products
• Collaborate and partner with product leaders to ensure technology solutions generate the maximum business value and meet business needs both short-term and long-term
• Apply technical expertise, leadership, and governance to guide teams in solution design decisions that balance short term needs with the long-term strategy
• Build exemplary solutions in terms of efficiency, stability, extensibility, and the ability to evolve over time
• Create patterns and accelerators that streamline common engineering tasks through automation, prebuilt pipelines, guided tutorials, and documentation

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering leadership experience, experience leading a globally distributed team
• 3+ years of experience deploying Cloud based solutions
• 3+ years of current hands-on experience with modern data platforms and technology stacks and willingness to get into the details, able to coach, mentor and support team members in skill and career growth.
• 3+ years of experience communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences at VP and Sr. Director levels
• 3+ years of experience designing a microservices based architecture

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in architecting using modern API and data access patterns and technologies such as: Kafka, noSQL solutions, GraphQL, Cassandra, Elasticsearch and modern languages: Java, Go, Python
• Expertise in Continuous Delivery to Production and able to bring that knowledge, experience, and processes to a large, global organization
• Track record of success building scalable technology solutions that support the data needs of a large enterprise
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment

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Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $113,500 to $218,100. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $113,500 to $218,100. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.