Senior Big Data Platform Engineer (Remote)

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Remote work anywhere in the U.S.

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a senior software engineer to design, code, test, and maintain scalable big data solutions across enterprise data sources. You will research new tools, evaluate patterns, and define APIs for integration, while translating customer requirements into effective designs.

The role requires 6+ years of hands-on software development and 5+ years with Scala, Python, JSON, and Web Services, with 2+ years in Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, and Snowflake.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years hands-on software development.
• 5+ years with Scala, Python, JSON, Web Services.
• 3+ years SQL.
• 2+ years Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Snowflake.
• Experience with Agile/SCRUM.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, document, and maintain scalable big data solutions.
• Research, evaluate, and deploy new tools 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.

Skills

Scala

Python

JSON

Web Services

SQL

Spark

Databricks

Hadoop

Snowflake

Agile/SCRUM

Kafka

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

SOA

Rules engine

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a senior software engineer to design, code, test, and maintain scalable big data solutions across enterprise data sources. You will research new tools, evaluate patterns, and define APIs for integration, while translating customer requirements into effective designs.

The role requires 6+ years of hands-on software development and 5+ years with Scala, Python, JSON, and Web Services, with 2+ years in Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, and Snowflake.