Optum Software Developer reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,159 total reviews)

Patrick Conway

65% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Optum with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,159 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Optum is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Apr 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice pay Nice work culture

Cons

In my team, promotions are rare and hikes are very low

1.0
Apr 1, 2026

uggh

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

teammates and my individual team dynamics

Cons

upper management, 4 days a week RTO not being applied fairly across team, little to no room for promotion, wages not keeping up with market, unrealistic AI expectations

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