Software Engineer Senior

Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and maintain production ETL/ELT pipelines and a data lake, turning genomics, clinical, and imaging data into reliable datasets for scientific discovery. Deep hands-on AWS—Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, S3, Lake Formation—and advanced Python, data modeling/SQL, and IaC are essential.

You will lead technical projects, mentor engineers, and operate in a HIPAA/NIST 800-171–compliant environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant field, or equivalent experience, required.
• Master's Degree or PhD, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of complex health informatics applications designed for high availability, as well as data processing and transformation pipelines.
• Gathers requirements, presents plans, and reports on progress and results to key stakeholders.
• Oversees the documentation of systems and processes for future reference and training purposes.
• Audits current computational systems and processes and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Designs and implements architecture enhancements to improve performance and reliability of data generation, analysis, and interpretation.
• Designs usability testing and validation processes and develops procedures for technical support and troubleshooting of system issues.
• Mentors and supports less experienced programmers through design review, pair programming, and formal coaching.
• Champions secure coding practices, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Backend API design

Database design

Data orchestration

Python programming

AWS cloud

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's Degree or PhD

Tools

AWS Glue

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

Amazon S3

Lake Formation

Athena

Job description

Overview

We're hiring a Senior Data Engineer for our cloud data team in pediatric research. You'll design and maintain production ETL/ELT pipelines and our data lake that turn genomics, clinical, and imaging data into reliable datasets for scientific discovery. Deep hands-on AWS is essential-Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, S3, Lake Formation, Athena-plus advanced Python, strong data modeling/SQL, and IaC (CloudFormation or SAM). You'll build data quality frameworks, lead technical projects, and mentor engineers. Work happens in a HIPAA/NIST 800-171-compliant environment, so experience in regulated settings is a plus. We want 5-7 years in data engineering. Healthcare or research background strongly preferred.

Job Description Summary

Leads the design, development, testing, and maintenance of applications and pipelines supporting informatics and genomics analyses within an interdisciplinary team of developers, scientists, and clinical and research stakeholders. Serves as a technical owner accountable for architecture quality, operability, and continuous improvement.

Essential Functions

• Leads the development and maintenance of complex health informatics applications designed for high availability, as well as data processing and transformation pipelines.


• Gathers requirements, presents plans, and reports on progress and results to key stakeholders.


• Oversees the documentation of systems and processes for future reference and training purposes. Audits current computational systems and processes.


• Identifies and recommends emerging technologies to assess their potential to enhance operational/application capabilities.


• Designs and implements system and architecture enhancements to improve performance and reliability of data generation, analysis, and interpretation.


• Designs usability testing and validation processes and develops procedures for technical support and troubleshooting of system issues.


• Mentors and supports less experienced programmers through design review, pair programming, and formal coaching. Collaborates effectively with research and clinical leadership, faculty, and staff.


• Champions secure coding practices, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant field, or equivalent experience, required.


• Master's Degree or PhD, preferred.

Skills

• Demonstrated expertise in backend application development and RESTful API design, with deep experience in modern API frameworks and strong proficiency in asynchronous processing and data orchestration patterns.


• Expert knowledge of front-end and/or back-end programming languages, as well as technical troubleshooting approaches.


• Deep knowledge of database design, development, and maintenance.


• Demonstrated ability to model and ensure software development best practices, including version control, code review, testing, and documentation.


• Ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision and to identify, collect, and analyze data.


• Ability to lead effective mentoring relationships utilizing appropriate coaching and development methods.


• Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with research and clinical leadership, faculty, and staff.

Experience

• 5 years of experience in development, required.


• 4 years of experience in full stack development, preferred.


• Experience with cloud computing environments, including containerization technologies, preferred.


• Experience producing applications or pipelines aligned with defined product requirements, preferred.


• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives, including decomposing roadmaps into milestones and measurable outcomes, preferred.

Physical Requirements

OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Flexing/extending of neck, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking
FREQUENTLY: (none specified)
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing - Far/near, Sitting

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet