Staff Data Engineer

Summary

Join Garner's growing team as a Staff Data Engineer, leading the Health Intelligence team in building robust data pipelines and infrastructure. You will be responsible for building and maintaining data systems, implementing algorithms to improve data accuracy, and partnering with other engineers and teams. This role requires significant experience in data engineering, cloud technologies, and big data processing. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership skills and a passion for improving the healthcare system. Garner offers a competitive salary, equity incentives, and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience, with the 3+ most recent years specifically in Data Engineering or distributed Software Engineering
• Must have a Computer Science degree or equivalent experience demonstrating CS fundamentals
• Mastery of SQL for data extraction, transformation, and analysis
• 3+ years of experience working in the cloud (AWS preferred)
• 3+ years of experience building ETL/ELT pipelines with tools like Apache Spark, Apache Beam, AWS Glue, etc
• 2+ years managing pipeline workflows with tools such as Airflow, Argo, Prefect, etc
• 2+ years of experience working with Apache Iceberg, AWS Lake Formation, Apache Hudi or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience leveraging analytical solutions such as Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or Trino for large-scale data processing and analytics
• 2+ years of experience leading other Data Engineers on complex big data initiatives as the tech lead

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high quality data systems that calculate Garner’s provider rankings
• Implement algorithms to improve the accuracy of our provider rankings data while lowering total associated costs and resource utilization
• Partner with engineers across Garner to define and implement coding standards, common libraries, and shared tooling
• Partner with Data Science, Researchers, and Product to convert ideas from research into reliable, performant production systems
• Drive the technical strategy in the team to ensure we are building maintainable, scalable, resilient software
• Help the team grow by mentoring junior members and raising the engineering bar

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred experience working in an environment that required strict data privacy standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and security best practices
• Preferred experience with Kubernetes
• Preferred experience with Tableau, Looker, or other data visualization and reporting solutions
• A willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and do whatever is necessary to ensure company success
• Experience working in a rapidly evolving startup environment
• A desire to be a part of our mission to improve the U.S. healthcare system

Benefits

• Equity incentive
• Competitive benefits plans
• Bonus eligible