Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Remote
Optum · Schaumburg, IL · 6 days ago
Engineering$113k–$193k/yrFull-time
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a high-performing software engineering team, establishing functional strategies, development plans, and engineering priorities
- Direct hands-on software development and modernization efforts, migrating legacy application code to a modern Go (Golang), SQL Server, and Azure infrastructure
- Design, develop, and deploy intelligent, AI-powered solutions to solve complex business challenges, with an emphasis on the responsible use of AI
- Use enterprise-approved AI tools and modern automation techniques to streamline workflows, optimize software development lifecycles, and drive continuous operational improvement
- Evaluate emerging technology trends, cloud capabilities, and AI advancements to inform solution design and lead strategic innovations
- Identify and resolve complex technical, operational, and organizational problems across team boundaries
- Make product, service, or process decisions that have a broad impact on internal business functions and external customer accounts
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of additional software development experience
- 5+ years of software engineering leadership or managerial experience, managing technical teams and driving organizational priorities
- 5+ years of hands-on software development experience, including expertise in Go (Golang) and relational databases like SQL Server
- Experience designing, building, or deploying AI-powered applications, automation features, or integrating advanced machine learning capabilities into software systems
- Experience owning an end-to-end development process and establishing functional, market-level, or site strategies and priorities
- Proven experience identifying and resolving complex technical, operational, and organizational problems outside of your immediate team
- Track record of making product, service, or process decisions that significantly impact entire business functions and/or customer accounts
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted coding tools to improve engineering velocity and code quality
- Deep expertise in Azure cloud-based deployments and database optimization