Lead AI Analytics Engineer

UnitedHealth Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Pension contribution matching

Lunch provided by the company

Professional development

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to enhance analytics platforms and applications. You will work with software engineers and data scientists to deliver high-quality code and AI-enabled solutions, while focusing on scalable architectures and responsible AI practices.

This role offers hybrid work between Dublin offices and home-based arrangements. You will lead end-to-end software development, design data pipelines, and contribute to CICD automation, with emphasis on collaboration and

Qualifications

• Hands-on software development experience.
• Experience with Spark, PySpark and Databricks.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead development teams and guide project execution.
• Design, develop and deploy scalable software and AI-powered solutions.
• Build data pipelines using Python, PySpark and SQL.
• Maintain CI/CD processes with GitHub Actions.
• Prototype, review designs and provide production support.
• Estimate development effort for planning and resourcing.

Skills

Software development

Spark / PySpark

Cloud platforms

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Databricks

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Job description

Optum is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to enhance analytics platforms and applications. You will work with software engineers and data scientists to deliver high-quality code and AI-enabled solutions, while focusing on scalable architectures and responsible AI practices.

This role offers hybrid work between Dublin offices and home-based arrangements. You will lead end-to-end software development, design data pipelines, and contribute to CICD automation, with emphasis on collaboration and