Staff Back-End Engineer: Data
AI summary of the role
Staff Backend Engineer on the Data team at a Series A health insurance startup, working alongside the Principal Data Engineer to build automated data pipelines, improve data quality, and develop internal tooling.
What you’ll do
- Design and build automated data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
- Improve data quality, validation, and monitoring across production systems
- Work across PostgreSQL and BigQuery to optimize storage, query performance, and data modeling
- Support data governance and access control to ensure HIPAA compliance
What you’ll bring
- 5+ years in backend or data engineering
- Strong Python proficiency
- Strong SQL skills in PostgreSQL and BigQuery
- Experience designing and maintaining automated data pipelines
Technologies
Python · SQL · PostgreSQL · BigQuery · dbt · Docker · Kubernetes · Google Cloud Platform · Go · Terraform
Source and classification
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About Helm Health Helm is a Series A start-up transforming health insurance with "Dynamic Copay" – a new insurance plan that lets members see simple, upfront prices for all medical care before making decisions. Our team is building the infrastructure to power these plans for health insurance payors. With Helm, our clients offer simpler health plans to their members, helping them navigate to higher-value care. Our team has specialized in Dynamic Copay solutions since 2020, and Helm is the only independent platform in the market. We have grown rapidly since our launch, working with clients from local health plans to the nation's largest health insurers. The market is forming around us, making it an exciting time to join! Role Overview We're seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join our Data team. You'll work alongside our Principal Data Engineer to build and improve the automated
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About Helm Health Helm is a Series A start-up transforming health insurance with "Dynamic Copay" – a new insurance plan that lets members see simple, upfront prices for all medical care before making decisions. Our team is building the infrastructure to power these plans for health insurance payors. With Helm, our clients offer simpler health plans to their members, helping them navigate to higher-value care. Our team has specialized in Dynamic Copay solutions since 2020, and Helm is the only independent platform in the market. We have grown rapidly since our launch, working with clients from local health plans to the nation's largest health insurers. The market is forming around us, making it an exciting time to join! Role Overview We're seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join our Data team. You'll work alongside our Principal Data Engineer to build and improve the automated systems that power our data infrastructure — pipelines, data quality, integrations, and internal tooling that make the rest of the engineering org more effective. Responsibilies Design and build automated data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes Improve data quality, validation, and monitoring across production systems Build internal tooling that accelerates engineering workflows and reduces manual data operations Work across PostgreSQL and BigQuery to optimize storage, query performance, and data mo [... source excerpt omitted ...] tecture discussions Contribute to the on-call rotation for data systems Support data governance and access control practices to ensure compliance with HIPAA and other regulatory requirements across data systems Maintain clear documentation for data pipelines, schemas, and system dependencies to support team knowledge sharing and operational continuity Experience with dbt (data build tool) or similar SQL-based transformation frameworks Requirements 5+ years in backend or data engineering Strong Python proficiency Strong SQL skills, particularly in PostgreSQL and BigQuery Experience designing and maintaining automated data pipelines Experience with data quality frameworks, va
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