Healthcare AI Data Platform Engineer

R1 RCM, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-of-market compensation, including

Flexible PTO

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) matching

Inspiring, brilliant, mission-drivenTe

Job summary

R1 RCM, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Software Engineer – Data Platform to build the data foundation for PhareOS Stack, including backend schemas and APIs powering AI engines and user apps.

You will design and operate large-scale data pipelines, microservices and ETL workflows using Python/Java/Go, Spark, Databricks and Kafka, with emphasis on reliability, observability, and security in healthcare data environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 2+ years with high-throughput data pipelines and distributed data systems.
• Strong proficiency in Scala and SQL.
• Experience building microservices, APIs, and ETL pipelines using Python, Java, or Go.
• Hands‑on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, Airflow, Kafka, or similar data orchestration/streaming tech.
• Experience designing API integrations and distributed systems that interact with external partners.
• Experience with Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Healthcare or RCM experience.

Responsibilities

• Designing and operating large-scale data pipelines, backend services, and APIs that support AI-powered healthcare applications.
• Building highly scalable data infrastructure using modern data engineering technologies, streaming platforms, and cloud-native architectures.
• Partnering with AI, ML, and product teams to deliver reliable data foundations for internal models and customer-facing products.
• Driving observability, reliability, and operational excellence through monitoring, automation, and proactive system management.
• Taking ownership of production systems, influencing architecture decisions, and shaping the future of our data platform.

Skills

Software engineering

Data pipelines

Scala

SQL

Python

Java

Go

Databricks

Spark

Airflow

Kafka

APIs

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

RCM experience

Tools

Backend services

APIs

ETL pipelines

Job description

R1 RCM, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Software Engineer – Data Platform to build the data foundation for PhareOS Stack, including backend schemas and APIs powering AI engines and user apps.

You will design and operate large-scale data pipelines, microservices and ETL workflows using Python/Java/Go, Spark, Databricks and Kafka, with emphasis on reliability, observability, and security in healthcare data environments.