Senior Data Engineer

Garner Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentive

Flexible PTO

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Garner Health in New York City is seeking a Senior Data Engineer who owns end-to-end data pipelines and helps scale a modern data stack with Python and SQL in AWS. Based in NYC, you will join a mission-driven team and work three days per week in the office, building reusable datasets for BI, marketing, and data science, while protecting privacy and security.

The role emphasizes ownership, fast delivery, and collaboration with cross-functional partners to unlock insights that improve healthcare

Qualifications

• 4+ years in software/data engineering (distributed data processing, data warehousing, governance)
• Expertise in SQL, strong Python
• Experience building scalable data pipelines and data modeling
• Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow), PostgreSQL, Iceberg, Snowflake
• Expertise with Spark, medallion and event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with healthcare or insurance
• Familiarity with data security and HIPAA compliance
• Strong ownership and accountability in a high-performing team

Responsibilities

• Build, optimize, and maintain data pipelines that power the business
• Define and build out abstracted reusable data sets for BI, Marketing, and Data Science Research
• Design, build, and evangelize a federated data validation framework to monitor data inconsistencies
• Protect users' privacy and security through best practices

Skills

SQL

Python

Airflow

PostgreSQL

Snowflake

Spark

Data modeling

Data pipelines

HIPAA compliance

Data security

Healthcare domain

Tools

Iceberg

Looker

Terraform

ElasticSearch/OpenSearch

Job description

What you'll be part of

Garner is on a mission to transform the U.S. healthcare system — and we're the only proven player doing exactly that. We partner with employers to redesign how healthcare works: applying 550+ proprietary clinical metrics across 80+ specialties to a dataset of 320M+ patients to identify the best-performing doctors, then using compelling incentives to steer members to the care that helps them get healthier, faster. The result is a rare "win win" — better care and lower costs for both members and employers. In just five years, our work has helped over 2.5 million people access higher-quality care and saved $1B in healthcare costs. We recently raised our Series E and have doubled five years running. If you've ever wanted your work to solve a problem that touches every person in this country, this is the opportunity to do exactly that. You'd be joining a team fundamentally reimagining healthcare in the U.S. — and using AI to scale that impact further and faster than anyone else can.

About the role

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Data Engineer with a high sense of ownership who is excited about our mission, eager to learn and teach others, and can deliver across the tech stack. This role will report to our VP, Engineering. The ideal candidate should have experience with a modern data stack and implementations of data pipelines using Python and SQL in AWS.

Where you will work

This role will be based in our New York City office. You must be willing to work in the office 3 days per week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

What you will do

• Build, optimize, and maintain data pipelines that power our business
• Define and build out abstracted reusable data sets to be used for Business Intelligence, Marketing, and Data Science Research
• Design, build, and evangelize a federated data validation frameworks to be used to monitor potential data inconsistencies
• Protect our users' privacy and security through best practices

The ideal candidate has

• 4+ years of software/data engineering experience (distributed data processing, data warehousing, data governance, Big Data, data variance, data privacy, and data quality)
• Expertise in SQL, job experience, and demonstrated strength with Python
• Expertise in building scalable data pipelines, query optimization, data modeling, and defining reusable datasets
• Experience working with orchestration tools (especially Airflow), databases (especially PostgreSQL), datalakes (especially Iceberg), data warehouses (especially Snowflake)
• Expertise with SQL tuning, Spark development, medallion and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with healthcare or insurance
• Familiarity with data security and HIPAA compliance
• A desire to be a part of a high-performing, mission-driven team that operates with intense urgency, a strong sense of individual accountability, and a commitment to authentic feedback

What you'll get here

You'll work on problems that matter, at a company working to change healthcare at scale. You'll work at the intersection of AI and systemic healthcare reform, where the problems we solve are as interesting and compelling as the mission. At Garner, you'll take on real, ambitious problems with real ownership and autonomy, alongside exceptional, principles-based people who genuinely want you to win. It's demanding by design. You'll be challenged to stretch beyond what you thought possible and receive consistent coaching to help you grow and do the best work of your career. This isn't the right fit for everyone, and that's intentional. The people here are driven by what's at stake for real people, and that's what gives our intensity its purpose.

Technologies we use

• Postgres/SQL, Snowflake, Python, AWS, Terraform, Argo, Airflow, Spark, DuckDB, Iceberg, Airbyte, DBT, ElasticSearch (aka OpenSearch), OpenTelemetry, Looker

Compensation Transparency

The target salary range for this position is $220,000.00 - $245,000.00. Individual compensation for this role will depend on various factors, including qualifications, skills, and applicable laws. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible to participate in our equity incentive and competitive benefits plans, including but not limited to: flexible PTO, Medical/Dental/Vision plan options, 401(k) with company match, flexible spending accounts, Teladoc Health and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Garner Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Garner Health is committed to providing accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail].