Senior Staff Data Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +46 more states.

📋 Description

• Establish the long-term data engineering strategy that aligns with the company's priorities and adheres to engineering best practices.

• Create cohesive architectures across various pipelines and API boundaries.

• Streamline infrastructure to minimize maintenance expenses.

• Make significant decisions regarding build-versus-buy and framework selection.

• Evaluate designs to pinpoint and mitigate technical risks.

• Enhance developer productivity and implement quality practices across engineering.

• Deploy major features and systems equipped with monitoring, failure-domain characterization, and success metrics.

• Identify organization-wide opportunities that align with the business strategy.

• Redirect team efforts when projects deviate or fail to generate business impact.

• Ensure the protection of PII/PHI, security, compliance, data governance, and data quality principles.

• Influence the roadmaps of other teams and spearhead cross-functional decision-making.

• Provide mentorship and coaching to engineers.

• Communicate technical strategies and business cases to executive leadership.

• Eliminate silos and promote the adoption of new technologies and processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in data engineering with an advanced degree, or over 12 years with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Experience in start-ups and the healthcare sector is highly valued.

• Expertise in data modeling concepts, database design principles, and data warehouse technologies such as Snowflake through production-grade implementations.

• Proficient in PySpark, SQL, and Python.

• Practical experience with ETL tools and frameworks including Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, dbt, Looker, and Superset.

• Extensive experience managing the complete data lifecycle.

• Direct involvement in developing, implementing, and releasing complex data processing solutions utilizing distributed systems.

• Familiarity with modern object-oriented or compiled programming languages such as C#, C++, Go, Java, or Scala is an advantage.

• A proven history of making engineering decisions organization-wide in uncertain environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.

• AD&D Insurance.

• Flexible Spending Benefits.

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Program.

• Short-term and long-term disability.

• Discretionary Paid Time Off.

• 12 Paid Company Holidays.

• Wellness Benefits.

• Commuter Benefits.

• Paid Parental Leave benefits.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Well-stocked kitchen in office locations.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Mental health support.

• Potential eligibility for bonuses, commissions, or equity.