Senior Director Software Engineering
About the job
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, including 6 years of leading engineering teams as a people manager.
- A Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent.
- Extensive experience designing and delivering complex software systems using Java, React or Angular, microservices, relational and NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and modern artificial-intelligence-enabled engineering practices, with recent hands-on technical work.
- Proven success leading multiple teams and managers to deliver enterprise software across distributed organizations.
- Strong leadership skills, including building, developing, and mentoring effective engineering teams.
- Demonstrated experience managing global development teams.
- Strong understanding of Lean, iterative, and flow-based delivery practices that support quality, continuous improvement, and effective execution.
- A track record of advancing engineering practices through automated testing, test-driven development, and continuous integration and continuous delivery.
- A solid understanding of software operations and DevOps practices, including reliability, monitoring, telemetry, and incident response.
- Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment in complex technical environments.
- Ability to set and execute short- and long-term goals across projects and teams.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate with others to exchange information, solve problems, think critically, complete tasks independently, interpret data, make timely decisions, maintain focus, assess work accuracy and thoroughness, learn new tasks under productivity expectations, and adhere to processes and protocols.
- Ability to remain stationary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods, and perform repetitive motions involving the wrists, hands, or fingers.
- Ability to provide high-speed internet connectivity, maintain an office setup, and provide a dedicated, secure work area.
- Ability to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Build and lead a multi-team engineering organization with clear goals, outcome-based metrics, and a culture of continuous improvement.
- Advance artificial-intelligence-enabled engineering practices by integrating AI tools and automation into workflows with human oversight and clear guardrails.
- Align teams to enterprise architecture, governance, and shared engineering standards to improve consistency and code quality.
- Lead roadmap execution with hands-on technical and architectural oversight to ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
- Administer budgets, timelines, and performance measures to achieve short-term and long-term objectives for a particular business area.
- Instruct, direct, and maintain oversight responsibility for managers and staff across the Engineering team while working cooperatively with other leaders.
- Influence organizational structure within the area of responsibility.
- Take full responsibility for a functional business area and align resources to achieve business-area goals and objectives.
- Improve delivery throughput and resource utilization through streamlined processes, automation, and AI-enabled tools without compromising quality or maintainability.
- Establish and cultivate relationships with business contacts and stakeholders to understand corporate, business, and technology strategies, and champion engineering best practices and operational excellence.
- Partner across Product, Operations, Data, Finance, Security, Program Management, and Business teams to translate priorities into engineering plans that deliver measurable outcomes.
- Modernize development and testing practices through automation, DevOps, and AI-enabled workflows that improve quality, security, and efficiency.
- Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent while building a culture of growth, accountability, and innovation.
- Hire, develop, coach, lead, and retain talent while building and improving a team and culture that supports best practices and high levels of internal and external customer satisfaction.
- Complete responsibilities outlined in the annual performance review or goal-setting process.
- Complete special projects and other duties as assigned.
- A Master's degree.
- Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries with strong compliance, security, and data privacy requirements.
About the company
Cotiviti sells software and review services that help US health insurers pay medical claims correctly, catch fraud, and track the quality of care their members receive. Its software for HEDIS, the care-quality scores US health plans report, has passed certification by the nonprofit NCQA every year since 2001. Insurers run claims through its coding and payment-policy checks before paying them, while its auditors review medical records and paid claims to recover overpayments. Clients pay it software fees or a share of the savings it finds. Cotiviti began in 1979 by auditing retailers' payments to suppliers, which it still does, and it is based in South Jordan, Utah, and owned by private equity firms Veritas Capital and KKR.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
South Jordan, Utah
Founded
1979
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Its results are measurable: in July 2026, Cotiviti reported catching over $10 billion in claim payment errors during 2025.
- Every employee shares in ownership: Prosperiti, a plan backed by owner KKR, has covered all 9,000-plus staff since September 2024.
- Room to build AI skills: 20 of Cotiviti's 82 US openings in October 2026 were AI jobs, including three internships.
What critics are saying
- Expect new bosses: Cotiviti replaced its CEO of 10 years in March 2026 and named a new COO in September.
- Debt is heavy: a $5 billion bank loan helped fund KKR's 2024 deal valuing Cotiviti at about $11 billion.
- An AI rival is bulking up: Machinify bought Medicare auditor Performant for $670 million in October 2025.
What makes Cotiviti unique
- Medicare relies on it: Cotiviti holds three of the five regional contracts to audit paid Medicare claims.
- Every major insurer is a client: Cotiviti works with all 25 of the largest US health plans.
- Remote work is the norm: 81 of 82 US openings on Cotiviti's careers site in October 2026 were remote.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Remote Work Options
Company News
Cotiviti has appointed Erin Schmuker as chief operating officer. Schmuker will report to president and chief executive officer Ric Sinclair and join the executive leadership team. Schmuker brings over 20 years of healthcare leadership experience. She joins from Optum, where she most recently served as president of Integrated Pharmacies at OptumRx. Previously, she was managing director of Optum Ireland and UK. As chief operating officer, Schmuker will lead Cotiviti's enterprise operations, focusing on scaling the company's operating model and strengthening execution. She will work to simplify operations and help translate investments in technology and AI into measurable outcomes for clients. Cotiviti describes itself as "The Healthcare Infrastructure Company" and connects data, intelligence, and workflows in the US healthcare system.
Cotiviti has launched Proactive COB, a coordination of benefits capability that uses AI to identify health insurance coverage issues at member enrolment, before claims are submitted. The solution analyses enrollment and maintenance transactions to detect coverage discrepancies early, allowing health plans to prevent payment errors rather than recover overpayments after the fact. Traditional COB approaches rely on retrospective discovery methods, often missing errors until after claims are paid. Proactive COB combines AI-driven prioritisation with validated member databases and over 25 years of COB experience to maintain accurate coverage records throughout the benefit lifecycle. The capability operates on enrollment data and supports automated updates to eligibility platforms, reducing manual intervention whilst maintaining audit trails. Cotiviti's platform serves customers covering over 300 million members and patients in the US.
Cotiviti has launched an enhanced Dental Claim Accuracy solution on its Payment Policy Management platform to help healthcare and dental payers improve claim processing. The URAC-accredited solution unifies dental and medical payment workflows on a single platform, supporting both batch and real-time processing. The new offering features AI-assisted rule authoring, clinical validation by licensed dentists, and enhanced fraud detection capabilities. It integrates with Cotiviti's Payment Clarity platform to provide explanations of claim decisions and executive reporting. Matthew Hawley, Executive Vice President of Payment Integrity for Cotiviti, noted that dental spending has reached an estimated $198 billion per year. The solution aims to address challenges including fraud, waste, abuse, overtreatment, and miscoding that contribute to improper payments and increased administrative burden for payers.
Cotiviti, a healthcare software and data-driven technology company, has appointed John Hallock as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Reporting to CEO Ric Sinclair, Hallock will oversee corporate communications, brand development, marketing strategy and investor relations. The appointment comes as Cotiviti expands beyond healthcare enterprise solutions into a system-level platform operating across the healthcare ecosystem. The company aims to establish a structural utility layer governing financial accuracy and decision-making whilst reducing administrative waste and costs. Hallock brings over 20 years of experience building category-defining companies. He previously led communications and investor positioning for Livongo's IPO and athenahealth's IPO. Most recently, he served on the founding leadership team at Smarter Technologies, helping shape the company's creation, platform build and strategic acquisitions.
Cotiviti, a healthcare software and data technology company, is presenting at the ACDIS Conference in Chicago (19–23 April) and NAACOS Spring Conference in Baltimore (22–24 April). The company is showcasing its AI-enabled risk adjustment solutions designed to improve coding workflows and patient outcomes for health systems and accountable care organisations. Cotiviti's expanded provider portfolio combines its clinical expertise with Edifecs' risk adjustment technology, offering capabilities including member suspecting, pre-visit preparation, post-visit review and retrospective coding reviews. The HITRUST-certified solutions aim to improve operational efficiency whilst reducing the need for cost-intensive clinical team reviews. At ACDIS, Cotiviti's Betty Stump will present on navigating risk adjustment challenges and HCC coding standards. Cotiviti's services support over 300 million healthcare consumers across the US.