Data Engineer

firsthand is changing the way individuals living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) get care. We are focusing on delivering real outcomes for a cohort that has historically been underserved, stigmatized, and deprioritized. By building a service focused on whole-person care, firsthand aims to find, establish a trusting relationship with, and support quality care for individuals living with complex experiences of SMI. firsthand’s high-touch model will dramatically improve the health and outcomes of its engaged individuals, driving down the utilization of high-cost care while also helping individuals enroll in eligible federal, state, and municipal benefits. Most importantly, our goal is to be the trusted guide, partner, and first call for individuals we serve, guiding them to a life of stability and independence.In doing so, we will not only improve lives, but also improve the economics for managed care plans and states responsible for providing care to this community. This enables us to build solutions that scale and, as a result, change the way our society supports those most impacted by serious mental illness.We are building a team of deeply passionate problem-solvers who are courageous enough to take on one of the country’s most challenging healthcare problems. Those who are up for the task will be rewarded with deeply mission-oriented workdays, mentorship from a similarly motivated team, and a voice at the table in the earliest stages of business building.In order to facilitate the firsthad mission, we are building data infrastructure in order to surface critical data or insights that enable more timely and personalized engagement outreach on individuals living with SMI at scale. This allows our team of peers, social workers, and nurse practitioners to plan appropriate care and focus on critical tasks rather than manually searching for information across silos in the healthcare system.This is a unique opportunity to found and define the data engineering team, our stack and architecture, with a high caliber product and data team that is growing quickly. You will build impactful healthcare technology on a modern technology stack.As a Data Engineer, you will:• Work on a fast-paced, autonomous, agile team to build and enhance a modern cloud, database, and ELT infrastructure working with diverse healthcare data• Provide technical leadership throughout the technical design and implementation process• Own end to end infrastructure releases and platform enhancements Lead the technical design process, bringing your expertise and analysis to help make data-driven decisions• Contribute to developing a culture of testing, quality, and attention to detail by supporting industry leading practices such as writing and maintaining comprehensive test coverage• Actively participate in ensuring firsthand maintains a disciplined approach to healthcare security and privacyYou will be a good fit if you have:• You have experience working on data engineering teams, building and deploying highly scalable data analytics applications• You are passionate about building quality products and want to own product development end-to-end leading with the right design and development principles• You have experience with common software development practices such as version control, unit testing, and CI/CD• You are a team player and are interested in working at a fast-paced startup environment• Experience with Apache Airflow, DBT, and ETL / ELT toolsStrong Python skillsOur application stack:• Python• Apache• AirflowDBTThe experience you bring to this role includes:• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent experience• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the software development lifecycle, required• Prior experience in healthcare or life sciences data infrastructure developmentfirsthand is building a workplace and culture that cares deeply for our team and our communities. Our benefit design is in line with our values of compassion and empathy:A range of healthcare benefits offerings for yourself and/or your family401(k) with employer matching programCompetitive and flexible paid time off policiesChoice of Mac or PC for laptop or tablet as neededWe firmly believe that great candidates for this role may not meet 100% of the criteria listed in this posting. We encourage you to apply anyway - we look forward to begin getting to know you.Regrettably, we are currently not able to offer sponsorship for most positions.