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Lead Engineer Software

Company
Optum
Location
Remote
Work type
Full Time
Posted
2026-08-13

Job description

Primary Responsibilities:
Design, code, test, document, and maintain high-quality and scalable big data solutions
Help drive agile processes and mentor junior level members of the team
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
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who can learn things quickly, who is enthusiastic and actively engaged

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:
Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
10+ years of hands-on software development experience
8+ years of development experience with Scala, Python, JSON, Web Services
5+ years of experience in distributed systems technologies like Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Snowflake
5+ years of experience in relational databases (SQL)
5+ years of experience in API development with Python or Java
3+ years of experience in infrastructure services on at least one major cloud platform (Azure preferred)
1+ years of experience in scaling tools, such as ADF/Airflow
Demonstrated experience mentoring and helping others grow
Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodology

Preferred Qualifications:
4+ years of experience in Kafka or messaging services
2+ years with NoSQL databases
2+ years of working with Docker and Kubernetes
Healthcare industry experience
Thorough understanding of service-oriented architecture (SOA) concepts

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