Optum Careers

Health services, pharmacy care, technology and analytics within UnitedHealth Group.

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About the company

Business

Health services and technology

Launched

April 2011

Parent company

UnitedHealth Group

Global headquarters

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Global workforce

Approximately 300,000

People with access to care

More than 120 million

India presence

More than two decades

India legal entity

Optum Global Solutions (India) Private Limited

India capability centre

Healthcare operations, analytics and technology

India office cities

Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad and Noida

Optum is UnitedHealth Group's health-services business. It combines care delivery, pharmacy services, financial services, data, analytics and technology rather than operating as the group's health-insurance brand.

Optum says approximately 300,000 people work across its global organization and more than 120 million people can access its care and wellness services. Its global headquarters is in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Optum India is a global capability centre of UnitedHealth Group with more than two decades of local presence. Its teams support healthcare operations, advanced analytics and technology from five major Indian cities.

Key People

Patrick Conway

Chief Executive Officer, Optum

Sandeep Dadlani

Chief Executive Officer, Optum Insight

Jon Mahrt

Chief Executive Officer, Optum Rx and Chief Growth Officer, Optum

Uma Ratnam Krishnan

Managing Director, Optum India

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Interview process at Optum India

(699 Glassdoor India interviews)

Interview experience

69% positive

Interview difficulty

2.9 out of 5

Overall experience

EasyDifficult

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Optum Interview Questions & Answers

Q: Find two values in an array that add up to a target sum.

A: Clarify whether indices or values are required, then use a hash map for a linear-time solution.

Answer by AI

State the invariant.
Handle duplicates explicitly.
Compare time and space costs.

Q: Reverse a linked list.

A: Walk the list once while preserving the next node and redirecting each pointer.

Answer by AI

Define previous, current and next.
Cover an empty list.
Give O(n) time and O(1) space.

Q: Explain compile-time and runtime polymorphism.

A: Contrast overload resolution at compile time with overridden method dispatch at runtime, using a short example.

Answer by AI

Name the mechanisms.
Show one example of each.
Explain the practical tradeoff.

Q: When would you choose TCP instead of UDP?

A: Choose TCP when ordered, reliable delivery matters and explain when UDP's lower overhead is preferable.

Answer by AI

Compare reliability and ordering.
Mention latency and overhead.
Tie the choice to a use case.

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Optum Salaries in India (Updated 2026)

Software Engineer

Glassdoor total-pay range

₹10L to ₹16L per year

1174 Salaries submitted

Senior Software Engineer

Glassdoor total-pay range

₹16L to ₹21L per year

693 Salaries submitted

Associate Software Engineer

Glassdoor total-pay range

₹7L to ₹12L per year

401 Salaries submitted

Data Scientist

Glassdoor total-pay range

₹12L to ₹20L per year

148 Salaries submitted

Data Analyst

Glassdoor total-pay range

₹10L to ₹18L per year

76 Salaries submitted

Associate Data Analyst

Glassdoor total-pay range

₹9L to ₹12L per year

76 Salaries submitted