Senior Data Engineer

QGenda; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off (PTO)

401(k) with company match

Annual Costco membership

Job summary

QGenda is looking for a Senior Data Engineer in Atlanta, Georgia. You will design, build, and optimize the data platform that powers analytics and reporting across product lines. The role requires deep technical expertise and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Candidates should have 5-7+ years in data engineering and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. Key responsibilities include developing scalable ELT/ETL pipelines, ensuring data accuracy, and driving technical standards.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years in data engineering or analytics engineering.
• Expertise in distributed data processing and performance tuning.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize data pipelines and infrastructure.
• Translate complex requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architecture.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data Modeling

Distributed Data Processing

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computing or Data Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Snowflake

Looker

Tableau

Git

Job description

QGenda is redefining healthcare workforce management everywhere care is delivered. We're on a mission to empower the healthcare industry to better onboarding, deploy, and manage their workforce. Over 4,500 healthcare organizations have trusted us to help them make strategic workforce decisions through our unified software platform. With more than 800 employees across the US, we are united in our vision and culture to make a difference for our customers, while enjoying the day‑to‑day.

At QGenda, we value our employees and their contributions toward the success of the business. We strive to create a dynamic work environment that fosters growth, innovation, and collaboration, where employees can be proud of the work they do and the impact it has on the healthcare industry.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will design, build, and optimize the data platform, including pipelines, models, and infrastructure that power analytics, reporting, and data‑driven decision making across the QGenda product lines. You will serve as a technical leader with the team, contributing to architectural direction, driving best practices, and supporting complex data initiatives. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong cross‑functional collaboration, and the ability to deliver scalable, high‑performing data systems that meet evolving business needs.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Deliver High‑Quality, Scalable Data Engineering Solutions

• Architect, develop, test, and maintain ELT/ETL pipelines and data workflows supporting high‑volume analytics
• Implement advanced data processing solutions and observability techniques to ensure data is accurate, fresh, and reliable
• Design and refine data models and semantic layers that support analytical self‑service and advanced reporting.
• Build data visualizations and dashboards supporting analytics use cases

Strengthen Data Engineering Practices and Technical Standards

• Translate complex business and analytics requirements into efficient, scalable data solutions
• Apply best practices for version control, documentation, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and data governance
• Participate in code reviews, identify opportunities for architectural improvement, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts
• Partner with data engineers, DBAs, managers, and business stakeholders to deliver high‑impact data products
• Provide technical guidance, informal mentorship, and support to other engineers in order to elevate team capabilities
• Communicate technical decisions, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non‑technical audiences

Drive Technical Excellence

• Optimize data pipelines and warehouse performance for speed, cost, and scalability
• Evaluate, prototype, and influence adoption of new tools, frameworks, and architectural patterns that enhance the data platform
• Contribute to data observability, incident response, and root‑cause analysis for complex data issues
• Design and deliver AI‑ready data products, ensuring data structures, metadata, and pipelines are suitable for natural language processing, predictive analytics, and other AI‑driven capabilities

Who You Are

• Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and debugging skills
• Strong communication with the ability to simplify and articulate technical concepts
• Ability to work collaboratively, influence architecture, and take ownership of deliverables
• Commitment to quality, reliability, and continuous improvement

Experience You Bring

• 5-7+ years in data engineering/analytics engineering, or related field
• Bachelor’s degree specializing in computing, data engineering, or related discipline
• Expertise in distributed data processing, data modeling, and performance tuning
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
• Experience with modern data stack components: Cloud AWS, GCP, Azure
• Warehouses: Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc.
• Orchestration: Airflow, MWAA, Composer, etc.
• Transformation: dbt, etc.
• Observability: data lineage/monitoring tools
• BI: Looker, Tableau, Power BI, etc.
• DevOps: Git, CI/CD, Terraform/CloudFormation

Not Required, But Nice to Have

• Experience preparing datasets and data structures for AI/ML use cases, including NLP‑driven analytics
• Experience with Glue, Dataflow

What’s In It For You

• Fully company‑paid options for medical (both in‑person and virtual), dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (PTO) policy to enjoy periods of uninterrupted rest and relaxation for a healthy work/life balance
• Paid parental leave for birth, adoption or permanent placement
• 401(k) with company match
• Options to work in a hybrid‑working model or remotely from home, depending on the position
• Annual Costco membership, cell phone stipend, commuter benefits, in‑office perks and more

QGenda delivers technology solutions to improve how healthcare is delivered and increase access — for everyone. We can only succeed by bringing together diverse minds, thoughts, ideas and team members to create better solutions for our customers and make us a better company as a whole. We are committed to creating a culture of embracing diversity, inclusion and equity for all.

QGenda is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, natural origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability or genetic information, military status, status as a disabled or protected veteran or any other protected status under applicable law.

If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact [e-mail] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. We will respond to your email promptly.

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