Optum Associate Software Engineer reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(340 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

28% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Associate Software Engineer employees have rated Optum with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 340 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Optum is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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340 reviews
2.0
Sep 19, 2025

It’s alright

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on team, you’ll have a good work life balance.

Cons

They push copilot onto all of the engineers hoping productivity and development will skyrocket, but in reality production levels haven’t changed and leading to worse dev practices in the long run

4.0
Sep 16, 2025

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Good work-life balance. Comeptative entry level salary.

Cons

Slower growth compared to other companies.

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