Senior Data Engineer

Summary

Join Headway's Data Engineering team as a Senior Data Engineer and contribute to their mission of creating access to affordable mental healthcare. You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure, define data governance standards, and partner with various teams to ensure a robust data platform. This role requires 6+ years of experience in data engineering, proficiency in Python and SQL, and experience with modern data platform tools. You will work cross-functionally, own technical decisions, and contribute to performance optimization and infrastructure-as-code. The ideal candidate possesses a pragmatic approach, strong ownership, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for Headway's mission. Headway offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a data engineer , with a track record of building scalable systems and solving complex data problems in a fast-paced tech environment
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Experience with tools and services that encompass a modern data platform stack, such as Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Fivetran, and Terraform
• A pragmatic approach to building for both today’s needs and tomorrow’s scale
• A strong sense of ownership and a bias toward action, especially in the face of ambiguity
• Empathy for your teammates and stakeholders, and a collaborative mindset that values working across disciplines
• Passion for Headway’s mission to make mental healthcare more accessible and affordable

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support internal stakeholders and core business functions
• Define, develop, and refine data governance, monitoring, and quality standards across the company
• Partner with Product and Engineering to advocate for best practices in data engineering and ensure data needs are addressed early in the product lifecycle
• Work cross-functionally with Analytics, Data Science, and Infrastructure to continuously evolve Headway’s data architecture
• Own and drive technical decisions across the data platform, contributing to everything from performance optimization to infrastructure-as-code

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with visualization tools like Metabase or Jupyter Notebooks

Benefits

• Equity Compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• HSA / FSA
• 401K
• Work-from-Home Stipend
• Therapy Reimbursement
• 16-week parental leave for eligible employees
• Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
• 13 paid holidays each year as well as a Holiday Break during the week between December 25th and December 31st
• Flexible PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and professional development