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Senior Data Engineer
@Virtahealth
[Hiring] Senior Data Engineer @Virtahealth
Mar 15, 2025 - Virtahealth is hiring a remote Senior Data Engineer. đź’¸ Salary: $167,249 - $216,000. đź“ŤLocation: USA.
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Role Description
This role involves building and scaling the data foundation for our high-growth company. You’ll have the chance to design scalable solutions, automate workflows, and empower teams with self-serve analytics, unlocking insights that drive real business impact.
- Design, develop, and maintain ELT data pipelines to ensure reliable and efficient data processing using tools like dbt, Dagster, and GCP.
- Build and optimize data models to support analytics and reporting needs.
- Collaborate with analysts and business stakeholders to create and maintain self-service analytics tools using Looker and Amplitude.
- Ensure data quality and integrity through testing, validation, and documentation.
- Monitor and improve analytics database performance, optimizing queries and warehouse costs on BigQuery.
- Automate and improve data pipeline workflows for scalability and efficiency.
- Work closely with product, engineering, and business teams to understand data requirements and translate them into effective solutions.
Qualifications
- 5 - 8 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related field.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field, with strong coursework in databases, data structures, and system design, or equivalent industry experience.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
- Experience working with cloud data warehouses (e.g., BigQuery), model analytics pipeline and orchestration tools (e.g., dbt, Dagster, Airflow), and self-service analytics tools (e.g., Looker).
- A solid understanding of analytics database concepts, ELT pipelines, and best practices in data modeling.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building scalable data solutions.
- [Nice to have] Experience in the healthcare industry or otherwise handling sensitive data.
Requirements
- Get Fully Onboarded & Understand the Data Ecosystem – Gain deep familiarity with our data warehouse, ELT pipelines, and BI setup. Meet with key stakeholders (engineering, analytics, and business teams) to understand existing data pain points, priorities, and opportunities for improvement.
- Lead the migration of our Legacy Looker instance to Google Looker (core) – Help create the plan for transitioning work into new Looker, including establishing best practices.
- Audit & Document the Current Data Stack – Conduct a review of data pipelines, transformation logic, and data models, identifying inefficiencies, inconsistencies, or areas for optimization.
- Tackle a Quick Win to Improve Data Reliability or Performance – Identify and execute one or two high-impact optimizations.
- Establish Best Practices & Start Automating Key Workflows – Introduce small but meaningful improvements to pipeline reliability, automated testing, and version control processes.
- Align on Strategy & Roadmap for Future Improvements – Work with stakeholders and the analytics team to define priorities for the next 6-12 months.
Benefits
- Virta has a location-based compensation structure. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. For this role, the compensation range is $167,249 - $216,000.
- Information about Virta’s benefits is on our Careers page.
Values-driven culture
- You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally.
- You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same.
- You prioritize positive impact over busy work.
- You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience.
- You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information.
- You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma.
- You take risks and rapidly iterate.
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$167,249 - $216,000
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USA
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Posted
Mar 15, 2025
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