Lead Software Engineer - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Optum Insight is dedicated to improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system, reducing friction and driving alignment between care providers, payers, and consumers. The company leverages deep industry expertise and innovative technology to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality, and revenue growth. The team specializes in developing and supporting cutting-edge analytics solutions for the Optum Payment Integrity Platform, utilizing cloud computing technologies to deliver business intelligence solutions to commercial clients. These solutions aim to achieve significant cost savings and improved fraud/abuse detection. In this role, the Lead Software Engineer will be crucial in driving innovation by creating novel analytic solutions, enhancing existing capabilities, managing data pipelines, and migrating legacy systems to the cloud. The position is ideal for individuals passionate about data and data analysis with experience in delivering data-driven insights using advanced toolsets. It offers flexible work arrangements within a remote-friendly team, providing the opportunity to collaborate with a talented group on challenging problems.

Requirements

12+ years of IT-related work experience
8+ years of experience in hands-on software development
3+ years of experience in Azure cloud platform & cloud services
3+ years of experience in development using Python, Spark
3+ years of experience in using tools like Databricks, Snowflake, Python, Pyspark, AKS
2+ years of experience in MySQL and NoSQL databases
2+ years of experience in tools such as Airflow, CI/CD using Jenkins
2+ years of experience in API development, Streaming, Kafka, event hubs
Understanding containerization and performance tuning in Data & Engineering Pipelines

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree
Solution Architecting experience
Excellent analysis, process, problem solving and critical thinking skills
Ability to change and adapt quickly, mentoring and leading other engineers from a technical capacity
Excellent Team Player showcasing independence and ownership

Responsibilities

Design, code, test, document, and maintain high-quality and scalable Big Data, Cloud solutions
Design and architect data solutions to suit client product needs. Develop and implement analytic solutions
Research, evaluate, and deploy new tools, frameworks, and patterns to build sustainable data pipelines
Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement on existing solutions
Implement large Data warehouse solutions in Cloud
Analyze and define customer requirements and build products specific to client needs
Work on architecting solutions for analytic platforms while partnering with cross functional teams
Make accurate development effort estimates to assist management in project and resource planning
Create prototypes, proof-of-concepts. Conduct code reviews and design sessions with developers
Write technical documentation and participate in production support
Coach and mentor junior engineers
Keep skills up to date through ongoing self-directed training