Data Engineer III

We are seeking a full-time Data Engineer III to join our team and define and deploy mission-critical data infrastructure. The primary responsibility for this role is defining the processing of large healthcare datasets, which enable Rightway to generate insights that improve the health of more than 1 million members. Leveraging your expertise in the AWS ecosystem and proficiency in writing production-ready Python code, you will play a significant role in our data operations. While familiarity with medical data is beneficial, it’s not a requisite for this role.

• Write production-level Python and SQL code.
• Utilize AWS services such as Lambda, Glue, and Fargate for data operations.
• Build and maintain large-scale data pipelines using Apache Airflow.
• Oversee the maintenance of Extract, Load, and Transform (ELT) processes using DBT.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience as a data engineer.
• Skilled in working with AWS systems in a production environment.
• Proficient in writing SQL and Python code in a production environment.

• Experience working with medical and pharmacy claims data.
• Knowledge in deploying applications using serverless architecture.
• Hands-on experience managing AWS services such as Lambda, Glue, and Fargate.
• Experience with Master Data Management and data governance.

$164,000

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Rightway is on a mission to harmonize healthcare for everyone, everywhere. Our products guide patients to the best care and medications by inserting clinicians and pharmacists into a patient’s care journey through a modern, mobile app. Rightway is a front door to healthcare, giving patients the tools they need along with on-demand access to Rightway health guides, human experts that answer their questions and manage the frustrating parts of healthcare for them.

Since its founding in 2017, Rightway has raised over $130mm from investors including Khosla Ventures, Thrive Capital, and Tiger Global at a valuation of $1 billion. We’re headquartered in New York City, with a satellite office in Denver. Our clients rely on us to transform the healthcare experience, improve outcomes for their teams, and decrease their healthcare costs.

We’re seeking those with passion for healthcare and relentless devotion to our goal. We need team members who will:

Our humanity binds us together. We bring the same empathetic approach to every individual we engage with, whether it be our members, our clients, or each other. We are all worthy of respect and understanding and we engage in our interactions with care and intention. We honor our stories. We listen to—and hear—each other, we celebrate our differences and similarities, we are present for each other, and we strive for mutual understanding. 

We always look beyond the obstacles in front of us to imagine new solutions. We approach our work with inspiration from other industries, other leaders, and other challenges. We use ingenuity and resourcefulness when faced with tough problems.

We believe that a spirit of open discourse is part of a healthy culture. We understand and appreciate different perspectives and we challenge our assumptions. When working toward a decision or a new solution, we actively listen to one another, approach it with a “yes, and” mentality, and assume positive intent. Once a decision is made, we align and champion it as one team.

Changing healthcare doesn’t happen overnight. We reflect and learn from challenges and approach the future with a determination to strive for better. In the face of daunting situations, we value persistence. We embrace failure as a stepping stone to future success. On this journey, we seek to act with guts, resilience, initiative, and tenacity.

Healthcare is complicated and personal. We work tirelessly to meet the goals of our clients while also delivering the best experience to our members. We recognize that no matter the role or team, we each play a crucial part in our members’ care and take that responsibility seriously. When faced with an obstacle, we are kind, respectful, and solution-oriented in our approach. We hold ourselves accountable to our clients and our members’ success. 

Rightway is a healthcare company looking to improve healthcare outcomes for everyone, everywhere. With that in mind, we have to consider what is good for the health of our team, the company, and the communities we operate in. As such, , in combination with other safety precautions, is the best way forward.

Rightway is PROUDLY an Equal Opportunity Employer that believes in strength in the diversity of thought processes, beliefs, background and education and fosters an inclusive culture where differences are celebrated to drive the best business decisions possible. We do not discriminate on any basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the consideration of merit, qualifications, need and performance.