Lead Software Engineer
Optum/UHG · Plymouth, Minnesota, United States · US
Software Engineering
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Pharmacist
Demand88
Career growth85
Healthcare fit18
Remote potential95
5-year outlook
Likely strong for experienced lead software engineers in health tech, with compensation competitive for senior AI/cloud engineering roles; exact figures are not provided.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
moderate
Seniority
lead
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-20
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Eligible countries
- United States
- Profession fit
- Pharmacist
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you already have 5+ years of enterprise software engineering experience and some Generative AI exposure; it is not a realistic first non-clinical move for most clinicians.
Who should apply
Clinician-engineers, physician-coders, nurse informaticists with substantial software engineering experience, or healthcare graduates with 5+ years in cloud/backend engineering and GenAI projects.
CV angle
Lead with real software engineering achievements: cloud-based enterprise applications, backend/API development, SQL/ETL, CI/CD, automated testing, and GenAI/LLM projects. Frame clinical background as healthcare domain context and stakeholder collaboration, not as a substitute for engineering experience.
Skills to highlight
- Enterprise software design
- Cloud-based application development
- Generative AI/LLMs
- Backend services and APIs
- SQL/database design/ETL
- CI/CD and DevOps
- Automated testing
- Cross-functional collaboration
Role summary
Lead engineering role at Optum/UHG building scalable cloud and AI-powered enterprise software, developer tools, and automation to improve healthcare technology delivery.
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