Principal Data Engineer- Remote or Hybrid in MN or DC - job post

OptumEden Prairie, MN 55344•Hybrid workRemoteHybridfull_timeprincipal

$112,700 – $193,200 USD

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with product owners, system analysts, and engineering teams to deliver data solutions aligned with an Agile roadmap.
  • Design, build, test, and operate data-intensive systems, including streaming and batch pipelines using technologies such as Databricks, Kafka, Snowflake, and cloud-native storage solutions.
  • Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines, data transformations, and orchestration workflows using Python, SQL, and distributed processing frameworks.
  • Implement and continuously improve CI/CD, DevOps, and DataOps practices to enable reliable, automated deployments of data pipelines and analytics workloads.
  • Serve as a technical leader and key point of contact for scrum teams, guiding and influencing solutions across teams and mentoring junior engineers.

Soft Skills

AgileAnalytical ThinkingProblem SolvingCreative ThinkingHealthcare

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Equity
  • Health Insurance
  • Hybrid Work
  • Remote Work
  • Vision

Culture

Inclusive HiringCross-Functional TeamsMentorship ProgramAgile/ScrumMission-DrivenWork-Life Balance

Requirements

Required: Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience
Regions: Us

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About Optum
Industry: healthtech
Size: enterprise

Optum is a global leader in health care innovation, developing cutting-edge AI/ML solutions to improve health care for everyone and transforming the health care journey through responsible AI/ML innovation.

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Compensation
Base salary: $112,700 – $193,200 USD
Equity: equity stock purchase
Bonus: incentive and recognition programs