Staff Data Engineer at NexHealth

About NexHealthOur healthcare system remains frustratingly analog. When you live in a world of one-tap car rides instant meal delivery and unlimited streaming why do you still have to call to schedule a doctors appointment and fill out a clipboard in the waiting roomNexHealths mission is to accelerate innovation in healthcare by connecting patients providers and building the infrastructure layer for modern healthcare connecting thousands of fragmented on-premise and closed EHR systems into a single modern platform that powers software APIs payments and patient experiences across the ecosystem.Founded: 2017Headquarters: San Francisco CAFunding: $177M Series CEmployees: 200Trusted by tens of thousands of providers and hundreds of health-tech developers forging the infrastructure layer that modern healthcare needsAbout The RoleAs ourStaff Data Engineer you will own and evolve the foundational data systems that power NexHealths analytics and unlock the next generation of customer-facing insights. This is a hands-on high-ownership role that combines architectural influence with deep execution. We need to expand our data capabilities for scale and improve our daily operations and enable self-service. You will drive the transformation of our data infrastructure.You will design data pipelines refactor the warehouse architecture and lay down the modeling foundations that enable trusted analytics across the company. This work directly supports our mission to become the API for healthcare. With access to a rich and growing corpus of medical data you will help NexHealth become a leader in data strategy intelligence and customer enablement.This role is ideal for a Staff-level engineer who has seen and built great data platforms is not afraid of legacy and thrives in environments where the vision is clear the systems are evolving and the company is depending on data to unlock its next stage of growth.What Youll DoOwn the Data PlatformLead the architectural evolution of our data warehouse modeling layer and pipeline structureRefactor core data models to support fast self-serve access and shared understanding across teamsBuild reliable ingestion and transformation systems that abstract over messy or fragmented inputsTake responsibility for the structure reliability and extensibility of our warehouse and modeling layersReplace brittle vendor-based pipelines with scalable maintainable ingestion and transformation infrastructureBuild in observability alerting and validation to ensure the platform can scale with confidenceDrive Strategic Data InitiativesCollaborate closely with Staff-level analysts engineers and data consumers to unblock their workflows and enable data insights.Partner with software engineers to anticipate and manage upstream schema changes and database shiftsDefine and enforce clear data contracts and interface boundariesShape how the company can eventually leverage data science customer segmentation and industry-wide insightsWhat Youll Bring7 years of experience in data engineering or software engineering with a focus on building scalable well-tested systemsAdvanced fluency in SQL and Python with strong instincts around modular modeling optimization and abstractionExperience building on top of a modern managed data warehouse such as Snowflake BigQuery or RedshiftProven history of taking ambiguous fragmented data systems and turning them into reliable documented high-trust platformsAbility to operate independently at a Staff level with a high sense of ownershipA background in strong engineering cultures or top-tier product environments where quality velocity and ownership coexistPassion for clarity simplicity and helping teams move faster without cutting cornersBenefitsFull Medical Dental and Vision (up to 100% covered)401K and commuter benefitsFlexible PTOHigh-impact work that directly improves the healthcare experience for millionsOur ValuesSolve the customers problems not yoursWhen making decisions think from the perspective of the customer. Its easy to make decisions that make our lives simpler but not the customers.Do the things others are not willing to doAs a Nexer always go after the hardest problems. Pursue things at the highest quality. Move at the fastest pace.Take ownershipAct like a founder. Own your roles destinies mistakes behavior and our mission. The buck stops with each of us - no blaming or excuses.Say whats on your mind with positive intentBe direct proactive transparent and frequent in your communication.Default trustAs a Nexer you do not have to earn trust trust is given to you by default. If we by default trust each other our speed of communication feedback information sharing and overall improvements will be a lot faster.Think in first principlesWe first identify the problem and then break it down to its fundamentals before diving into solutions. We constantly ask why to validate our assumptions.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to participate in the application or interview process. Contact to request assistance.Required Experience:Staff IC Key Skills Computer Science,Docker,Kubernetes,Python,VMware,C/C++,Go,System Architecture,gRPC,OS Kernels,Perl,Distributed Systems Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1