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Velocity Tech

Staff Data Engineer

Velocity Tech, New York, New York, United States

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Staff Data Engineer – HealthTech | Remote (U.S.)

We’re on a mission to modernize healthcare by giving people easy access to their complete health record — unifying data across health systems, payers, pharmacies, labs, and wearables. Our platform already powers experiences for millions through integrations with major partners like Walgreens and Samsung Health.

We’re hiring a

Staff Data Engineer

to help build and scale the data + AI foundation behind personalized healthcare. You’ll design secure, real-time and batch data pipelines, integrate complex healthcare data, and collaborate across teams to deliver impactful, data-driven experiences.

What You’ll Do Build and scale real-time + batch data infrastructure (Kafka, Spark, DuckDB) Design robust, secure, and scalable data pipelines Lead technical decisions, mentor teammates, and drive best practices Build APIs and backend services (Python, FastAPI, MongoDB, cloud-native) Ensure observability, security, and compliance (HIPAA, HITECH)

What You Bring 8+ years in software/data engineering; 3+ years with distributed systems Strong Python (Pandas, PySpark, FastAPI), Prefect/Airflow experience Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, K8s, CI/CD) Experience with or interest in healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7) Strong problem-solving, communication, and mentoring mindset

✨ Bonus: Experience with ML/LLMs, observability tools, or regulated data environments. Competitive salary + equity + full benefits. We value diverse perspectives — even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.

Interested? Apply now for a confidential chat.