Knithealth

Knithealth

Data Engineer II

San Francisco · Mid · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$135kDetected 37 days ago
PythonCode ReviewGitSQLDatabricksAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsMachine LearningPandasSparkData EngineeringData ScienceLLMsCompliancepytestHIPAAHL7/FHIRResearchCommunication

About the role

  • Knit is led by a founding team from the University of California Berkeley who have developed a novel AI architecture which learns to reason like physicians.
  • The starting salary range for the Data Engineer II is approximately $110,000 to $135,000 per year.
  • Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Responsibilities

  • As a Data Engineer II, you'll be a foundational member of a small, high-impact team building the data backbone of our clinical AI platform. Your work will directly enable the research, products, and decisions that shape where the company goes next.
  • Design, build, and maintain the data pipelines and infrastructure that power both our product and research applications - from ingestion through analytics-ready delivery
  • Partner closely with our data science and ML teams to integrate, structure, and scale the stack as our needs evolve
  • 2-5 years of professional experience specifically in data engineering (building data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, data modeling, and warehouse architectures)
  • Engineering fundamentals: comfort with version control (Git), code review, testing, and the habits of writing code others can read, maintain, and trust
  • As a Data Engineer II, you'll be a foundational member of a small, high-impact team building the data backbone of our clinical AI platform.
  • comfort with version control (Git), code review, testing, and the habits of writing code others can read, maintain, and trust
  • We combine expertise in AI with deep clinical knowledge to develop safe, trustworthy systems that improve care, expand access, and reduce waste.
  • We're now closing the loop and using our novel foundation model, together with frontier clinical LLMs, to build a next generation clinical intelligence platform for providers.
  • Own meaningful pieces of our data platform end-to-end, from design through production

Requirements

  • An advanced degree (MS or PhD) in data science, computer science, computer engineering, or an adjacent technical discipline, paired with demonstrable data engineering project work
  • A combination of internships, research, and substantial project experience that clearly demonstrates equivalent data engineering capability
  • Regardless of path, you should be able to demonstrate proficiency in SQL and Python and hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, etc.).
  • familiarity with common libraries such as pandas and at least one testing framework (pytest or similar)
  • Communication: the ability to explain technical tradeoffs clearly, in writing and in conversation, to both engineers and non-engineers
  • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Nice to have

  • hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider
  • Azure and Databricks preferred, but strong experience with AWS or GCP translates
  • Cloud platforms: hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider

Compensation

  • Knit Health offers a competitive compensation package that includes base salary, equity, and opportunities for advancement.
  • The starting salary range for the Data Engineer II is approximately $110,000 to $135,000 per year.

Benefits

  • Generous benefits for full-time employees include: medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% of premiums paid for employees and dependents (full coverage for dental, vision, and our Gold medical plan
  • coverage begins on the first day of employment.
  • Additional benefits include a 401(k) plan and 24 days of PTO annually.
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  • About Knit Health
  • Knit Health is building a novel clinical foundation model to improve the way healthcare is delivered.
  • We are venture backed and have partnered with multiple US-based health systems and data providers.

Company info

  • What we're looking for

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workplace.
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