Headway

Senior Data Engineer

New York City · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$225kDetected 480 days ago

PythonSQLSnowflakeTerraformSparkAirflowdbtData EngineeringData ScienceProduct ManagementCommunicationMetabase

About the role

1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but most providers don't accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people.
We started by solving the biggest barrier to care: insurance.

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
Own and drive technical decisions across the data platform, contributing to everything from performance optimization to infrastructure-as-code

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
Familiarity with visualization tools like Metabase or Jupyter Notebooks is a plus!
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

The admin work - credentialing, claims, payment reconciliation - is a nightmare.
Over 75,000 providers across all 50 states run their practice on our software, serving over 1 million patients.
Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better.
About the Data Engineering Team
Headway is looking for a

Equity Compensation
Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
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
In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for an equity grant, depending on the position and level.
We are committed to offering a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package, including robust health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, and meaningful ownership opportunities through equity.

creating access to affordable, quality mental healthcare across the United States.
Data is foundational to that mission.
It powers everything from critical business decisions to the systems that support patients, providers, payers, and internal teams.
The Data Engineering team builds and maintains the infrastructure that makes this possible.
We partner closely with stakeholders across the company - including Finance, Insurance Systems, Analytics, Product, and Data Science - to ensure that Headway's data platform is scalable, reliable, and secure.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll help shape the future of our data architecture.
You'll work cross-functionally to design and implement robust data pipelines, define and uphold data governance standards, and ensure our platform is built to meet the growing needs of the business.

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