Key skills
JavaScalaPythonSQLSparkHadoopDatabricksSnowflakeKafkaNoSQLDockerKubernetesAPIsAgile/SCRUMService-oriented architectureCassandraAzureAgileScrumResource Planning
About this role
Optum is focused on improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. The Senior Software Engineer will design and maintain scalable big data solutions while collaborating with various teams to enhance existing systems and integrate APIs.
Responsibilities:
- Design, code, test, document, and maintain high-quality and scalable big data solutions
- Research, evaluate, and deploy new tools, frameworks and patterns to help build a sustainable big data platform
- Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement of existing solutions
- Define and develop APIs for integration with various data sources in the enterprise
- Translate customer requirements into solution design
- Make accurate development effort estimates to assist management in project and resource planning
- Collaborate with management, quality assurance, architecture, and other development teams
- Write technical documentation and participate in production support
- Participate with prototypes as well as design and code reviews
- Keep skills up to date through ongoing self-directed training
Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of hands-on software development experience
- 5+ years of development experience with Java or Scala, Python, JSON, Web Services
- 2+ years of experience in distributed systems technologies like Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Snowflake
- 3+ years of experience in relational databases (SQL)
- Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodology
- Experience in infrastructure services on at least one major cloud platform (Azure preferred)
- Experience developing rules in rules engine
- 2+ years of experience in Kafka streaming
- 2+ years with NoSQL databases (Cassandra preferred)
- 2+ years working with Docker and Kubernetes
- Thorough understanding of service-oriented architecture (SOA) concepts
- Experience defining and developing APIs for integration with various data sources in the enterprise
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy