Data Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Turkey.

📋 Description

• Utilize AI agents like Claude Code and Cursor to create, construct, troubleshoot, and enhance solutions.

• Take ownership of the Databricks data platform supporting Derin, overseeing data ingestion from interviews and surveys to analytics-ready tables.

• Design and develop dependable batch and incremental Databricks pipelines utilizing Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines, Jobs, and Delta Lake.

• Manage data workloads within Unity Catalog.

• Assist in migrating the production data layer to Databricks Lakebase managed Postgres, including synced tables, migration, and cutover processes.

• Ensure the serving layer remains efficient for APIs.

• Model survey and conversation data in Delta Lake for downstream analytics applications.

• Implement data quality checks, tests, lineage tracking, monitoring, and alerting mechanisms.

• Transform scientists’ Databricks notebooks and analyses into production-grade reusable pipelines.

• Develop privacy and security measures for sensitive participant data using Unity Catalog access controls, row filters, and column masks in compliance with SOC2 and HIPAA standards.

• Leverage Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles, and CI/CD for deploying data workloads across various environments.

• Contribute to the engineering culture and data platform as the organization expands.

• Work collaboratively with backend engineers, data scientists, and product managers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in data engineering, specifically in building production pipelines with Python and SQL.

• Practical experience with Databricks, including Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Lakeflow, or Jobs.

• Strong skills in relational databases, especially PostgreSQL, with expertise in schema design, query optimization, replication, or CDC.

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.

• Familiarity with infrastructure as code and CI/CD practices.

• Experience in modeling data for analytics and BI using dimensional or long/wide formats.

• Understanding of data quality and testing methodologies.

• Experience in serving data to LLM-powered features is a significant advantage.

• Background in survey, research, healthcare, HIPAA, GDPR/KVKK, or other regulated data is beneficial.

• Daily engagement with AI-agentic tools such as Claude Code and Cursor; proficiency in configuring context, rules, MCP servers, and subagents while evaluating output reliability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.

• Independent, proactive approach to end-to-end delivery with minimal supervision.

• Proficiency in both written and spoken English.

• Comfortable working remotely with significant overlap with US Eastern and UK hours.

• Based in Istanbul, Türkiye.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fantastic, enjoyable, and collaborative colleagues; opportunity to tackle challenging problems in healthcare.

• Potential for entrepreneurial growth with tremendous opportunities for advancement.

• Operate as a Public Benefit Corporation with a mission focused on impact and equity.

• Competitive salary package.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Annual performance-based bonuses may be available.

• Potential for equity options.

• Commitment to equal opportunity and diversity.