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A Senior Software Engineer's role is to lead and implement data centric projects, support and maintain data pipelines, and provide expertise and best practices for staff across the marketing technology team. Typical projects focus on improving performance and adding feature to existing as well as new data pipelines. Senior Software Engineers are expected to have an in-depth understanding of data engineering best practices as well as expertise with the tools needed to debug and diagnose issues. Senior Software Engineers contribute as a team member to testing, QA, and documentation of data pipelines and systems. It's an agile team of motivated individuals who welcome challenges, adapt quickly, strive to acquire new knowledge, learn new technologies, accept new responsibilities, and work well individually, as a team, and with other teams within the organization. You will work closely with the development lead, product manager, scrum master and other software engineers to advance projects and meet objectives. We seek an experienced engineer that is interested in pursuing an advanced individual contributor as well as act as a resource for others with less experience.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, build, optimize, and manage modern large-scale data pipelines ETL/ELT processing to support data integration for analytics, machine learning features and predictive modelling
• Consume data from a variety of sources (RDBMS, APIs, FTPs and other cloud storage) & formats (Excel, CSV, XML, JSON, Parquet, Unstructured)
• Write advanced / complex SQL with performance tuning and optimization with large relational databases like DB2, Oracle, etc.
• Identify ways to improve data reliability, data integrity, system efficiency and quality
• Participate in architectural evolution of data engineering patterns, frameworks, systems, and platforms including defining best practices and standards for managing data collections and integration
• Work with data scientists to deploy machine learning models to real-time analytics systems
• Design and build data service APIs
• Mentor other data engineers and provide significant technical direction by teaching other data engineers how to leverage cloud data platforms

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:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• 7+ years of experience in DBMS platforms developing data warehouse applications
• 5+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java or Python
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data integration, data modeling, data architecture, and ETL/ELT processes to provide quality data and analytics solutions
• 5+ years of experience in SQL with designing complex data schemas and query performance optimization
• 2+ years of experience in Apache Spark (PySpark / Spark SQL)
• Excellent computer science and development fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, and complexity analysis
• Knowledge of professional software engineering and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build process, testing, and operations
• Experience building large-scale software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Identity Resolution software like LiveRamp, Pitney Bowes Group 1 and Trillium from Precisely.
• Experience working with large size data sets using Big Data Frameworks (i.e., Hadoop/EMR/Databricks/Spark/Hive etc.)
• Experience using Regular Expression, Rest API, NoSQL, Kafka, CI/CD technology, Git
• Experience with at least one of the following cloud platforms: (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Extensive knowledge of data architecture principles (e.g., Snowflake, Data Lake, Databricks Delta Lake, Data Warehousing, etc.)
• Extensive knowledge of data modelling techniques including slowly changing dimensions, aggregation, partitioning and indexing strategies
• Ability to independently troubleshoot and performance tune large scale enterprise systems
• Excellent collaborator with experience working effectively with cross-functional teams such as leadership, product management and engineering, with a willingness to inspire other data engineers, data scientists and analysts
• Solid communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.
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Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $90,500 to $161,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
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.