Staff Data Engineer

Capital Rx; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health technology company is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to serve as a technical lead for data engineering teams. In this role, you will design and build scalable data pipelines and collaborate across various teams to define data interfaces. Strong proficiency in tools like Snowflake, Databricks, and dbt is essential, along with a desire to mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering or related field.
• Strong experience with dbt for data transformations.
• Proficiency with orchestration frameworks like Dagster.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain batch and streaming pipelines.
• Develop data models and business logic in Snowflake.
• Lead technical design reviews and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Data modeling

ETL/ELT design

Python

SQL

Cloud-based data processing

Tools

Apache Spark

Snowflake

Databricks

Dagster

dbt

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Location: Remote (For Non-Local) or Hybrid (Local to NYC or Denver area)

Position Summary

As a Staff Data Engineer at Capital Rx Health - Judi Care, you will serve as a technical lead for our data engineering team. You’ll architect and build scalable, reliable data pipelines and systems that power analytics, machine learning, and product features. You’ll collaborate across engineering, product, and data science to ensure our platform meets both immediate business needs and long-term infrastructure goals.

Position Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain batch and streaming pipelines using Dagster, Databricks, Apache Spark, and dbt
• Develop and evolve data models and business logic in Snowflake using dbt for transformation, testing, and documentation
• Establish and enforce best practices for data quality, observability, testing, and lineage
• Partner with data scientists, analysts, and software engineers to define data interfaces and enable cross-functional use of data
• Contribute to the architecture of Capital Rx’s modular data platform, enabling client-specific data customization
• Lead technical design reviews and mentor junior engineers on scalable and maintainable patterns
• Work with DevOps and infrastructure teams to optimize cost and performance of our data stack
• Responsible for adherence to the Capital Rx Code of Conduct, including reporting of noncompliance
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or a related field
• Strong experience with dbt for building and maintaining production-grade data transformations
• Deep knowledge of data modeling, ETL/ELT design, and data warehousing (especially Snowflake)
• Hands-on experience with orchestration frameworks (e.g., Dagster, Airflow)
• Proficiency with Python, SQL, and cloud-based data processing environments
• Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and observability for data pipelines
• Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, or machine learning feature pipelines
• Exposure to healthcare data (claims, provider directories, eligibility feeds)
• Prior experience in a Staff or Principal engineering role with cross-functional influence
  
  

This position description is designed to be flexible, allowing management the opportunity to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities as needed to best meet organizational goals.

Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location.

Salary Range

$150,000—$180,000 USD

About Capital Rx

Capital Rx is a health technology company providing claim administration and technology solutions for carriers, health plans, TPAs, employer groups, and government entities. As a public benefit corporation, Capital Rx is executing its mission to materially reduce healthcare costs as a full-service PBM and through the deployment of Judi, the company’s cloud-native enterprise health platform. Judi connects every aspect of the healthcare ecosystem in one efficient, scalable platform, servicing millions of members for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans. Together with its clients, Capital Rx is reimagining the administration of benefits and rebuilding trust in healthcare.

Capital Rx values a diverse workplace and celebrates the diversity that each employee brings to the table. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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