Senior Data Engineer

Garner’s mission is to transform the healthcare economy, delivering high-quality and affordable care for all. We are fundamentally reimagining how healthcare works in the U.S. by partnering with employers to redesign healthcare benefits using clear incentives and powerful, data-driven insights. Our approach guides employees to higher-quality, lower-cost care, creating a system that works better for everyone. Patients achieve better health outcomes, employers spend healthcare dollars more effectively, and physicians are rewarded for delivering exceptional care rather than performing more procedures. Garner is one of the fastest-growing healthcare technology companies in the country. Our products are trusted by the most sophisticated employers and providers in the industry, and we are building a team of talented, mission-driven individuals who are motivated to make a meaningful impact on healthcare at scale. 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 Technologies we use: Postgres/SQL, Snowflake, Python, AWS, Terraform, Argo, Airflow, Spark, DuckDB, Iceberg, Airbyte, DBT, ElasticSearch (aka OpenSearch), OpenTelemetry, Looker This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing company in a transformative role, helping shape the future of healthcare. 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. Fraud and Security Notice: Please be aware of recent job scam attempts. Our recruiters use getgarner.com and garnerhealth.com email domains exclusively. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to be a Garner recruiter or a hiring manager from a different domain about a potential job, please report it to law enforcement here and to candidateprotection@garnerhealth.com . Equal Employment O