Senior Software Engineering Lead — AI-Driven Health Tech Remote

Taleo; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 113,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Sr Mgr, Software Engineering to lead multiple software teams focused on large-scale medical transaction systems. The role centers on applying enterprise AI, modern DevOps, and secure, reliable delivery of healthcare software.

Remote work is allowed nationwide with in-office days in the Minneapolis area. Strong leadership, architectural oversight, and collaboration with product and enterprise teams are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of equivalent software development experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience leading the design, build, and deployment of enterprise-scale applications or data platforms.
• 3+ years of technical leadership experience with direct people management, team building, and operational oversight across multiple engineering teams.
• 3+ years of experience leading legacy platform modernization, data migration, or system transformation initiatives.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, and high-volume batch processing systems.
• 3+ years of experience operating within Agile software development frameworks and DevOps/CI/CD pipelines.
• 2+ years of experience driving the adoption of AI technologies, machine learning solutions, or AI-assisted development practices within engineering teams.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing AI-driven Development LifeCycles (AI DLC) to accelerate software migration, code refactoring, and automated testing.
• Proven track record of managing multi-functional technical initiatives and communicating effectively with executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of responsible AI frameworks, data governance, and healthcare security compliance standards (HIPAA)

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct several software engineering teams within the Medicare & Retirement organization, building a high-performing culture of technical excellence and continuous innovation.
• Strategically use AI technologies and AI-driven Development LifeCycles (AI DLC) to accelerate system migration, solve complex architectural challenges, and deliver tangible business value.
• Champion AI as a core driver of team success, proactively shaping how AI tools, automation, and modern methodologies are developed, deployed, and utilized.
• Integrate enterprise AI tools into daily engineering operations, set AI-focused goals in team development plans, align hiring with AI competencies, and actively remove adoption barriers.
• Champion the ethical use of AI by embedding transparency, fairness, privacy, and accountability throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Partner with product management, enterprise architecture, and business leaders to define migration roadmaps, technical milestones, and platform delivery plans.
• Oversee code quality, CI/CD automation, system security, performance, and operational reliability across large-scale medical transaction batch processing systems.
• Mentor, coach, and empower engineering leads and software engineers across teams to foster continuous professional growth and technical mastery

Skills

Technical leadership

AI in software development

CI/CD

Agile

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Security & HIPAA

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD tooling

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Sr Mgr, Software Engineering to lead multiple software teams focused on large-scale medical transaction systems. The role centers on applying enterprise AI, modern DevOps, and secure, reliable delivery of healthcare software.

Remote work is allowed nationwide with in-office days in the Minneapolis area. Strong leadership, architectural oversight, and collaboration with product and enterprise teams are essential for success.