Director of Software Engineering
Optum/UHG · Cebu City, Central Visayas, Philippines · US
Software Engineering
–
Pharmacist
Demand78
Career growth72
Healthcare fit28
Remote potential45
5-year outlook
Senior software engineering leadership in healthcare technology typically offers strong compensation and career mobility, but exact pay depends on location, scope, and prior director-level experience. This is not a clinician-entry salary pathway.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
executive
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-19
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Side income
- Classified as side-income friendly
- Engagement type
- Contract
- Hours
- Variable hours
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Pharmacist
Why this was classified this way
- contract
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Only worth applying for clinicians who already have substantial software engineering leadership experience. Most clinicians seeking a non-clinical transition will be underqualified for this director-level technology role.
Who should apply
Physician-engineers, nurse informaticists, pharmacist technologists, or allied health professionals with director-level software engineering, platform, or engineering management experience in healthcare technology.
CV angle
Frame healthcare domain knowledge as context, but lead with engineering leadership: team size, distributed delivery, architecture governance, AI/ML adoption, reliability/security metrics, and business stakeholder outcomes. Avoid presenting clinical duties as the primary qualification.
Skills to highlight
- Software engineering leadership
- Distributed team management
- Enterprise software delivery
- AI/ML and intelligent automation strategy
- Architecture governance and quality
- Operational metrics and reliability
- Stakeholder management
- Healthcare technology platforms
Role summary
Director-level software engineering leader at Optum/UHG responsible for multiple engineering teams, enterprise-scale healthcare technology delivery, AI-enabled engineering practices, architecture governance, and operational excellence.
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