Senior Data Engineer, Agentic AI & Data Pipelines

Vytalize Health; Kansas (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vytalize Health seeks a Senior Data & Software Engineer focused on agentic AI to design, build, and maintain intelligent data pipelines and automation systems that scale data source coverage without linearly scaling the team. Working cross-functionally, your solutions will drive better patient outcomes by accelerating the normalization and governance of clinical and claims data.

You will be part of a small, high-performing healthcare data engineering team where engineers support each other's

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering or related field experience.
• Hands-on experience building with LLM APIs and agentic frameworks (1–2+ years).
• Strong Python and SQL proficiency.
• Experience with Databricks and AWS.
• Understanding of data lake architecture and medallion patterns (Bronze/Silver/Gold).
• Experience building and consuming APIs.
• Data quality control and observability experience.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of the agentic connector pipeline — automating source profiling, field mapping, dbt model generation, and validation
• Design and build AI-assisted data ingestion workflows using LLM APIs and agentic orchestration frameworks
• Own the first 2–3 end-to-end agent-built connectors as proof of concept for the broader team
• Establish internal AI tooling standards and patterns; mentor team on agentic development practices
• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and systems to meet business needs
• Implement data quality control processes and contribute to observability frameworks
• Document new and existing systems, designs, processes, and procedures
• Work on-call 3–9% of the year, one week at a time, to support production failures and emergent business needs
• Mentor and learn from colleagues through pair/mob programming, design reviews, and Lunch & Learns

Skills

Python

SQL

LLM APIs

Agentic frameworks

Data modeling

Data quality

Communication

Tools

Databricks

AWS

dbt

Airflow

Job description

Vytalize Health seeks a Senior Data & Software Engineer focused on agentic AI to design, build, and maintain intelligent data pipelines and automation systems that scale data source coverage without linearly scaling the team. Working cross-functionally, your solutions will drive better patient outcomes by accelerating the normalization and governance of clinical and claims data.

You will be part of a small, high-performing healthcare data engineering team where engineers support each other's