Staff Data Engineer

Join the Team Modernizing Medicine At ModMed, we’re not just building software—we’re reimagining the healthcare experience. Founded in 2010 by a practicing physician and a successful tech entrepreneur, we took a radically different approach: we hired doctors and taught them how to code. This "for doctors, by doctors" philosophy has allowed us to create an AI-enabled, specialty-specific cloud platform that places patients at the center of care.

About the role

ModMed is hiring a driven Staff Data Engineer with a passion for technology to help revolutionize the world of Healthcare IT. Data engineers are at the core of a data-driven business; they build and maintain the infrastructure that empowers analysts and data scientists to drive insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data pipelines while achieving high reliability and efficiency.
• Help guide data infrastructure design and develop proof of concepts for recommended solutions.
• Liaison with engineering and product to help the Research team develop new data-products.
• Maintain documentation for the Data Warehouse and other data products.
• Design, develop, QA and maintain code related to data engineering.
• Provide thought-leadership and dependable execution on diverse projects.

Requirements

• Masters in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years experience in Data Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Deep understanding and prior experience with Spark.
• Deep understanding and prior experience with Spark/pySpark.
• Understanding of data warehouse table design, star schemas, etc.
• Previous experience architecting and building data pipelines from 1st party and 3rd party data sources.
• Strong problem-solving skills, adaptable, proactive, and willing to take ownership.
• Strong commitment to quality, architecture, and documentation.
• Experience using AWS cloud services (S3, Athena, EMR, Kinesis).
• Experience with data pipeline technologies a plus (Airflow, Luigi).
• Experience with business intelligence tools a plus (Tableau, Qlik).
• Experience with Databricks.

Qualifications

• Passionate about technology and data engineering.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality results.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Skills

• SQL and relational databases.
• Spark and Spark/pySpark.
• Data warehouse table design, star schemas, etc.
• AWS cloud services (S3, Athena, EMR, Kinesis).
• Data pipeline technologies (Airflow, Luigi).
• Business intelligence tools (Tableau, Qlik).
• Databricks.

Benefits

ModMed Benefits Highlight: At ModMed, we believe it’s important to offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our growing workforce. Eligible Modernizers can enroll in a wide range of benefits:

• United States Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including a company Health Savings Account contribution, 401(k): ModMed provides a matching contribution each payday of 50% of your contribution deferred on up to 6% of your compensation. After one year of employment with ModMed, 100% of any matching contribution you receive is yours to keep.
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave programs.
• Company paid Life and Disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Company-sponsored Business Resource & Special Interest Groups that provide engaged and supportive communities within ModMed.
• Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement programs and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Global presence and in-person collaboration opportunities; dog-friendly HQ (US), Hybrid office-based roles and remote availability for some roles.
• Weekly catered breakfast and lunch.
• Treadmill workstations, Zen, and wellness rooms within our BRIC headquarters.

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