Senior Software Engineer

Optum; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Dublin to bolster our Analytics Engineering Team. You will contribute to end-to-end software development, data pipelines, and AI-powered solutions that support business insights.

The role emphasizes scalable design, collaboration across teams, and responsible AI practices. You will partner with cloud platforms (Azure), data engineers, and data scientists to deliver high-quality code, pipelines, and production-ready applications while advancing

Qualifications

• Development experience with Python, Java/Scala, JSON, Web Services.
• Experience in relationship databases (SQL).
• Experience in developing applications on at least one major cloud platform (Azure preferred).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members.
• Lead end-to-end software engineering activities, including requirements analysis, system design, development, testing, deployment, and application support.
• Design, develop, and deploy scalable, high-performance software applications and AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI
• Build and optimize data workflows and pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL to process large-scale datasets efficiently
• Research, evaluate, and deploy new tools, frameworks and patterns to build a sustainable Analytic platform
• Advance DevOps practices by contributing to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring
• Create prototypes, proof-of-concepts & design and code reviews
• Collaborate with management, quality assurance, architecture, and other development teams
• Write technical documentation and participate in production support

Skills

Python

Java/Scala

JSON

Web Services

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Terraform

AKS

PySpark

Job description

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description - Senior Software Engineer (2380014)

Senior Software Engineer - 2380014

Optum intro standard Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are now looking for an additional Senior Software Engineer to enhance our Software Engineering capacity to develop the analytics, analytic applications and analytic platforms in support of our business insights.

As a key member of the Analytics Engineering Team, you will be part of UnitedHealth Group's mission of helping people live healthier lives. You will work with other Software Engineers and Data Scientists along with subject matter experts to deliver code with high quality for our applications, products and services.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development teams, including internal and external team members
• Lead end-to-end software engineering activities, including requirements analysis, system design, development, testing, deployment, and application support
• Design, develop, and deploy scalable, high-performance software applications and AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI
• Build and optimize data workflows and pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL to process large-scale datasets efficiently
• Research, evaluate, and deploy new tools, frameworks and patterns to build a sustainable Analytic platform
• Advance DevOps practices by contributing to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring
• Create prototypes, proof-of-concepts & design and code reviews
• Collaborate with management, quality assurance, architecture, and other development teams
• Write technical documentation and participate in production support

Required Qualifications

• Development experience with Python, Java/Scala, JSON, Web Services
• Experience in relationship databases (SQL)
• Experience in developing applications on at least one major cloud platform (Azure preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure cloud services, including compute, networking, security, and resiliency concepts
• Experience with building PySpark data pipelines in Databricks
• Hands-on or practical exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and/or orchestration platforms such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation for any part of the application process, please call 1-866-566-8715 to be connected to Recruitment Services. Recruitment Services hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

UnitedHealth Group is a registered service mark of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. The UnitedHealth Group name with the dimensional logo, as well as the dimensional logo alone, are both service marks for the UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.