Vice President, Software
EngineeringUnitedHealth Group Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United StatesAbout UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group is a leading healthcare and wellbeing company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and improving the healthsystem for everyone. With more than 340,000 colleagues across two complementary businessesOptum and UnitedHealthcarewe deliver modern, highperforming solutions that enhance access, affordability, outcomes, and experiences for over 147million individuals. Our mission, values, and diverse culture drive us to provide compassionate, equitable care to the communities we serve.
Position Overview
As the Vice President of Software Engineering, you will lead a large, highimpact engineering organization that powers critical healthcare and datadriven platforms. You will set technical vision, champion cloudnative and AI/ML innovations, and ensure delivery excellence across a portfolio of microservices, legacy modernization, and platform engineering initiatives.
Employment Type: Fulltime
Location: Eden Prairie, Minnesota (Minnetonka, MN)
Salary: $200,400 $343,500 per year (USD)
Benefits: Competitive health, dental, vision, retirement, paid timeoff, tuition assistance, and additional UnitedHealth Group employee wellness programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute a multiyear technology roadmap aligned with UnitedHealth Groups strategic objectives.
- Lead, mentor, and scale senior engineering managers, architects, and technical staff across multiple product lines.
- Drive adoption of cloudnative architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservice design patterns to enable rapid, reliable delivery.
- Champion DevOps, SRE, and AIOps practices to improve system reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
- Oversee AI/ML and Generative AI initiatives, integrating advanced analytics and machine learning models into healthcare solutions.
- Partner with product, data, security, and compliance teams to ensure solutions meet regulatory, privacy, and quality standards.
- Manage endtoend software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Lead legacy modernization programs, migrating critical workloads to modern platforms while minimizing risk.
- Represent the engineering organization to executive leadership, investors, and external partners.
- Promote a culture of diversity, inclusion, and psychological safety, aligning with UnitedHealth Groups core values.
Essential Qualifications
- Minimum 15 years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 8 years in senior leadership roles.
- Proven track record of building and scaling large, distributed engineering teams (500+ engineers).
- Deep expertise in cloudnative technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
- Strong background in microservices architecture, API design, and platform engineering.
- Extensive experience with DevOps, SRE, CI/CD pipelines, and AIOps tools.
- Handson knowledge of AI/ML and Generative AI model development, deployment, and monitoring.
- Demonstrated success in legacy modernization and migration to cloud platforms.
- Exceptional strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to navigate complex regulatory environments (HIPAA, HITECH) and safeguard patient data.
Desired Experience & Skills
- Experience in healthcare, insurance, or related regulated industries.
- Advanced degree (MS, MBA, or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field not mandatory but preferred.
- Proficiency in modern programming languages (Java, Go, Python, Scala) and cloudnative frameworks.
- Successful delivery of largescale, missioncritical systems with high availability requirements.
- Leadership in fostering inclusive, highperformance cultures and talent development.
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter highlighting relevant leadership achievements and technical expertise through our careers portal: careers.unitedhealthgroup.com.
UnitedHealth Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.