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Senior Data Engineer

Differential.
York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 5/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/25/2026

Senior Data Engineer


πŸ“ NYC (Hybrid)

πŸ’° Competitive salary equity

πŸš€ Early-Stage HealthTech | High Ownership | Mission-Driven


A fast-growing, well-funded HealthTech startup is hiring a Senior Data Engineer to own and scale the data infrastructure powering a platform transforming healthcare in the US.


This is a rare chance to join a lean, high-calibre team at a pivotal growth stage and take ownership of systems that sit at the heart of the business. Data isn’t a support function here, it’s mission-critical.


What you’ll be doing

βœ… Build and own production ETL/data pipelines end-to-end

βœ… Develop scalable workflows using Python, SQL, orchestration tools (Dagster/Airflow) and dbt

βœ… Improve observability, monitoring and alerting across pipelines

βœ… Standardise and scale data systems as the business grows

βœ… Partner with product and engineering to drive better operational and clinical outcomes


What they’re looking for

βœ”οΈ 4–8 years in Data Engineering

βœ”οΈ Strong Python SQL skills (hands-on, production level)

βœ”οΈ Experience owning data pipelines end-to-end

βœ”οΈ Start-up experience required, comfortable with ambiguity and high ownership

βœ”οΈ Experience with dbt, Snowflake (or similar) and Airflow


Bonus: HealthTech / healthcare data experience


Why join?

🌟 High ownership and real technical autonomy

🌟 Mission-driven product with tangible impact

🌟 Small team, fast-moving environment, huge growth opportunity


This role is ideal for a builder who enjoys wearing multiple hats and wants to shape the data foundations of a scaling company.

Salary : $160,000 - $200,000

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