Principal API/Python/Java Software Engineer

Principle Software Engineer Work location (specify UHG/UHC/Optum location or remote/telecommute)? Any location / Telecommute Work hours (ex. 9am-5pm day/night shifts rotating shifts etc)? Core hours 9 - 3 PM Central Summary of the project/initiative that this candidate will be working on: The API Program is responsible for the analysis of Foundational (legacy) APIs, determination of enhancement needs and updates of those APIs. In addition, the program is responsible for creating new Strategic APIs for use across the Enterprise. The team is responsible for Platform APIs as opposed to single use / single function APIs, so a broad knowledge of how to develop these types of APIs is critical. Team description: The team consists of twenty (20) Software Engineers Team skill sets: The team consists of a combination of Software Engineers (API and Microservices) and Cloud Engineers Top 5-10 responsibilities for this position: Analysis of legacy applications/APIs and Microservices to determine issues, performance, usage, resiliency, scalability and financial metrics Creating plans for addressing issues found above, including decomposition of work into smaller units (tasks) Build and modify Legacy components, or create new ones using legacy code as a model Plan for and manage migration to the new code including change management, documentation, run books Execute on migration plans and retire legacy or old code Ideal candidate background: Experience in technical team leadership (internal / non-people manager, but leading from within the team); Ideally the candidate will have 3+ years of healthcare experience, but lacking that, a background in working with insurance or other financial sy systems will suffice Required skills/attributes: Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience 6+ years writing and consuming APIs6+ years cloud enablement/migration/engineering practices 5+ years building API Infrastructures in a Platform environment 8+ years development experience in a platform environment 10+ years Software Engineering with demonstrated modern engineering principles 8+ years modernization and enhancement of existing systems 8+ years experience in modern API Development languages (Python, Java) and frameworks Top 3 required skills:6+ years writing and consuming APIs5+ years building API Infrastructures in a Platform environment 10+ years Software Engineering with demonstrated modern engineering principles Preferred skills/attributes: An ability to see the bigger picture; willingness and ability to work with more junior members of the team to help them grow into their new roles (new team is forming) Must be willing to follow enterprise standards and practices - this is a highly regulated position and while there is some flexibility to the how, tools and technologies must be used from an approved list