The Vacancy

Are you a Software Development Engineer looking to join an organisation where what you do genuinely makes an impact? Where you are empowered, heard and able to think creatively? Then look no further because we are what you have been looking for!

We are looking for a Software Engineer with strong Python or Java experience and a passion for cloud/platform technologies skills to join our talented and innovative data engineering team.

This role sits within a part of Optum UK responsible for taking large data sets from various sources and converting them into meaningful insights. You will get to work with Big Data utilising cutting edge Cloud services and technologies. Your work will help healthcare teams to identify opportunities to be more efficient, improve services, and design/optimise healthcare interventions.

We are a collaborative team, we work hard and are passionate about what we do, but we ensure we have fun along the way. If this sounds like something you want to be a part of then apply today!

What you’ll do 

You will be working with cloud infrastructure/technology to expand and advance our data platform capabilities.

You will support your team through identifying and implementing improvements and efficiencies.

Other key responsibilities and accountabilities will include;  

• Successfully develop, deliver, and maintain high quality software  
• Maintain relevant documentation to describe logic, coding/configuration, testing and changes where applicable  
• Work cross-functionally with other tech teams and business functions to drive forward results  
• Understand our customer needs and settings and how this applies to building high quality healthcare products 
• You’ll help implement fast, secure, and efficient data pipelines and storage 
• Ensure long-term scalability and maintainability of the Analytics Platform 

Who you’ll be 

We need you to demonstrate significant experience within Software Development!  

We want you to have experience in either Python or Java together with working in an Agile environment and we need you to have experience of working with Cloud technologies (AWS preferred but not required).  

Being passionate about tech and keeping up to date with market and industry trends is key, as we want you to share your knowledge and use that to show us where you have made improvements that have had business benefit.  

Other skills we are looking for you to demonstrate include: 

• Desire to expand your cloud/platform engineering capabilities
• Experience working with Big Data
• Experience of data storage technologies: Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi 
• Knowledge and understanding of Apache Spark, Databricks or Hadoop 
• Ability to take business requirements and translate these into tech specifications  
• Competence in evaluating and selecting development tools and technologies 

Sound like the role you have been looking for? The apply today to find out more! 

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Optum UK, we are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable culture where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work and to reach their full potential. This is a foundation stone of Optum UK, anchoring the employee cycle from recruitment through to ongoing personal development and genuine, continuous two-way employee engagement, supported by our company values which determine everything we do.

Optum UK is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. We will always work to accommodate individual needs during your application journey. If you require any adjustments, please advise the talent team.