Staff Software Engineer, Data

About the role

• About Our Client:

The organization provides an end-to-end ecosystem designed specifically to support Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). It addresses challenges related to care coordination, financial performance, and compliance by replacing outdated technology and manual processes with tailored solutions for risk adjustment, population health, and utilization management. The organization focuses on improving outcomes for dual-eligible seniors, a group with significant social vulnerabilities and clinical complexities within the US healthcare system.

• About the Opportunity:

The Staff Software Engineer, Data role is a key technical leadership position within the data engineering team responsible for the ELT platform that supports the DataHub product and internal analytics. This position involves shaping the technical strategy, designing solutions for complex problems, mentoring engineers, and enhancing the team’s overall capability. The role directly impacts the platform’s effectiveness and the organization’s ability to deliver improved healthcare solutions.

• Responsibilities:

Drive the technical direction of the ELT platform with a multi-quarter strategic focus

Write design documents to guide major initiatives and establish team standards

Decompose large, ambiguous projects into actionable work for various engineering levels

Collaborate with product, leadership, and engineering teams to align platform strategy with business goals

Provide architectural guidance and make decisions on trade-offs across projects

Identify and address systemic risks, scalability, and reliability issues proactively

Deliver deep, substantive feedback on code reviews and design documents

Mentor senior engineers and guide growth paths for all team members

Establish and enforce standards for code quality, testing, observability, security, and HIPAA compliance

Lead responses to complex incidents and drive preventive follow-up work

Utilize AI-assisted tools to enhance team productivity and define related practices

• Requirements:

7+ years of professional software or data engineering experience with proven technical leadership

Expertise in SQL and Python

Hands-on experience with Airflow or similar orchestrators, dbt or modern transformation frameworks, and cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift

Experience addressing scaling challenges at data, warehouse, and infrastructure levels

Knowledge in areas like data platform architecture, HIPAA-compliant data handling, or reliability engineering

Ability to anticipate design flaws, edge cases, and organizational risks early

Proven track record of owning technical roadmaps and delivering complex projects

Experience mentoring engineers

Comfort working across application, infrastructure, deployment, observability, and incident response layers

Judicious use of AI-assisted development and ability to set team standards

Commitment to quality with strong emphasis on testing

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Pragmatic approach to balancing long-term investments, technical debt, and delivery

• Pay Range and Compensation Package:

The pay range and compensation package for this role will be determined based on the candidate’s experience, skills, and other relevant factors.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.

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