Principal Data Engineering
unitedhealthgroup
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Experience: 12+ Years
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Hyderabad
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Posted 9 hours ago
Job Description
- Design and implement cloud-native data platforms (e.g., Azure Data Lake, Databricks, Snowflake) with batch, streaming
- Build robust pipelines using Python/Scala, Spark, SQL, Kafka, and orchestration (Azure Data Factory)
- Design and deploy REST/GraphQL APIs for curated data products, ML inference, and feature services
- Optimize cost, performance, and reliability; implement observability (lineage, logging, metrics, alerting)
- Advanced understanding of data architecture and cloud solutions, especially in Azure
- Mentor a team of engineers; define coding standards, reviews, and engineering OKRs
- Translate business needs into scalable data solutions or products, manage stakeholder expectations and delivery timelines
- Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 12+ years of professional experience in data engineering, data products development, AI tools, including technical leadership
- Hands-on Data Engineering Lead to architect, build, and scale modern data platforms that power analytics, AI, and real-time APIs
- Hands-on experience with AI Tools or platforms, building and deploying AI models for analytics leveraging LLM, RAG and Gen AI
- Data Engineering Expertise: Hands-on experience with Azure, Apache Spark, Databricks (using Scala and Python), and Azure Data Factory
- Database Management: Solid experience with SQL and NoSQL databases for efficient data storage and querying
- Version Control: Proficiency with Git or similar systems
- Agile & Testing: Familiarity with Agile methodologies, unit testing, and test automation frameworks
- AI: GitHub Copilot, M365 Copilot, LLM Models, Gen AI
- Solution Architecture: Ability to design, implement, and integrate solutions with robust data security measures
- Performance Optimization: Ensure cross-browser compatibility and optimize applications for scalability and high performance
- Server-Side Development: Design, develop, and maintain API services and server-side applications