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Senior Data Engineer
United States · Senior
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About the role
- We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our lean, high-impact Data & Analytics team (currently a data analyst and a data engineer).
- This is not a traditional analytics or BI role.
- We need a strong software engineer who happens to specialize in data.
Responsibilities
- you will build and maintain pipelines, design analytical data models, contribute backend application code, and help the team adopt modern AI-assisted development practices.
- You will own and evolve the data platform that powers clinical operations, business intelligence, and AI initiatives.
- This is a hands-on, full-stack data role: you will build and maintain pipelines, design analytical data models, contribute backend application code, and help the team adopt modern AI-assisted development practices.
- Build and maintain dashboards, explores, and semantic layers in Looker and/or Tableau; serve as the analytics infrastructure owner ensuring data quality and governance.
- Contribute backend application code in Java (Spring Boot) or Python to support data-intensive features, API integrations, and internal services.
- Author and maintain comprehensive SQL assets (stored procedures, views, complex queries) across Redshift, Aurora/MySQL, and Athena.
- Collaborate closely with clinical operations, product, finance, and engineering teams to translate business questions into reliable, well-documented data products.
- Members receive access to specialized clinicians, including endocrinologists, obesity medicine specialists, and clinical pharmacists, at-home lab testing, prescription medications, and lifestyle support.
Requirements
- Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Cody) and a demonstrated interest in integrating AI into engineering workflows.
- Hands-on experience with AWS data services, specifically Glue, S3, Redshift, Athena, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, and IAM.
- Experience with MySQL/Aurora in a production environment.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Java (Spring Boot, Maven/Gradle) with experience shipping backend services or data-intensive applications to production.
- AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, Data Analytics Specialty, or Database Specialty).
- Experience with CI/CD for data assets (dbt CI, Great Expectations, or similar).
- Comfort with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and containerized deployments (Docker, ECS/EKS).
- Prior experience in a startup or high-growth environment where you owned outcomes end to end.
- Track record of improving developer experience and productivity through tooling, automation, or process improvements.
- WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AT 9AMHEALTH
- At 9amHealth, you'll join the exciting environment of a startup with the stability of highly experienced founders that have successfully built a business from scratch.
Skills
- Contribute to the architecture and data strategy for AI/ML features, including data prep, feature engineering, and model monitoring.
Compensation
- This role offers a base salary of up to $195,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
- WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AT 9AMHEALTH
- At 9amHealth, you'll join the exciting environment of a startup with the stability of highly experienced founders that have successfully built a business from scratch.
- We welcome applications from people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, and foreign born residents.
Benefits
- The company partners with employers, health plans, and pharmacy benefit managers to deliver comprehensive, cost-effective medical care for individuals living with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.
- 9amHealth was founded in 2021 and is backed by leading healthcare investors like Define Ventures, SemperVirens, 7Wire Ventures, and The Cigna Group Ventures.
- We foster a collaborative learning mindset and a passion for improvement.
- You'll work with a brand-new product alongside a small, flexible team of people eager to shape technology, infrastructure, and culture.
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, along with flexible PTO and work from home options.
- We provide a professional development budget and support continuing education, empowering our team to grow alongside the company.
- Diabetes disproportionately impacts BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) https://9am.health/en/journal/how-diabetes-affects-bipoc-communities communities.
- We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects our patients and creating a positive healthcare experience for them.
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