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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Data Engineer - **Company:** Protera Health, Inc. - **Location:** Troy, MI, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $135,000.0 - $195,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Data Analysis, ASC X12 Standards, Audit Trail, BigQuery, Cloud Database, Cloud Storage, Continuous Integration, Data Cleansing, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Operational Databases, Power BI, Simple Data Format, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Data Logging, Google Cloud, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Feature Engineering, Data Ingestion, Google Data Studio, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, Grafana, Electronic Medical Records, Indexer, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Backend, Information Technology, Production Code, Health Level Seven International, Terraform, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a97fa47d3b2bf534 ## About the Role We are seeking a highly capable data engineer with a specialized background in healthcare data and claims processing., * Experience: 5+ years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a hybrid backend/data role. * Education: Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience. * Software Fundamentals: Ability to write, test, debug, ship production code, and utilize structured logging and dependency management. * Demonstrated experience working with healthcare claims data * Python & SQL Proficiency: Deep expertise in production data pipelines, window functions, CTEs, and query/cost optimization for large tables. * GCP Ecosystem: Hands-on experience with BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Compute Engine, Functions, Logging/Monitoring, Secret Manager, and IAM. * PostgreSQL: Production experience encompassing schema design, indexing, and diagnosing slow queries. * Orchestration & BI: Experience with modern orchestrators (Mage, Airflow, Dagster, dbt) and BI layers (Looker Studio, Power BI, semantic modeling). * Security & AI Ethics: Demonstrated care handling sensitive data in regulated environments, paired with sound judgment regarding when (and when not) to use AI-assisted coding tools., * Startup Experience: Proven success thriving in fast-paced, lean environments with high autonomy and end-to-end ownership of technical outcomes. * Continuous Tech Evaluation: A "lifelong learner" mindset with the ability to evaluate and responsibly integrate emerging data technologies. * Healthcare Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with X12 EDI, payer file formats, HL7/FHIR, EHR integrations (Healthie is a strong plus), and HIPAA regulations. * Analytics Background: Foundational data science or basic data analytics skills. ## Description As a hands-on Senior Data Engineer on a small team, you will build and scale the data platform driving Protera's clinical operations, payer reporting, and analytics. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the President. In this role, you will collaborate cross-functionally with clinical, technology, finance, and compliance teams. This role is 100% hands-on; you are expected to be the full technical lead for your domain, not one of several engineers on a layered team., * Core Technical Stack: In this role, you will lead the development and day-to-day function of the data platform supporting our clinical, business intelligence, and artificial intelligence operations. This is a hands-on, full-stack data role; your responsibilities will span constructing data pipelines, developing and maintaining backend architecture, and integrating modern AI-driven development tools. Experience with production Python, Terraform, GCP infrastructure, CI/CD, and pipeline observability are required. * Experience with Healthcare Claims Data: We are looking for someone with deep expertise with PHI and Healthcare claims data. * AI Philosophy: We encourage the responsible use of AI development tools but strictly prohibit inputting PHI. You will champion the safe AI principles fundamental to our engineering culture., * Pipeline Engineering: Build and orchestrate (via Mage) ingestion pipelines (SFTP, APIs, EHR extracts) and write production-grade Python for transformations, reporting, and internal tooling. * Data Modeling & SQL: Design optimized analytical models (BigQuery) and maintain complex SQL assets (BigQuery, PostgreSQL), balancing scale, performance, and cost. * Infrastructure as Code: Own and manage GCP infrastructure (Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, Functions, Secret Manager, VPC, IAM) entirely via Terraform. * Observability: Implement robust data quality checks, freshness/volume monitoring, failure alerts, and incident response paths. * Business Intelligence & Reporting: Develop and maintain internal reporting surfaces (Looker Studio, Grafana, Metabase). * Security & Compliance: Design pipelines that adhere to requirements surrounding PHI, ensuring minimum-necessary access, encryption, least-privilege IAM, and audit logging to support our SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, and HITRUST compliance initiatives. * Cross-Functional Strategy: Collaborate with team members within clinical operations, product, finance, etc. to translate business questions into reliable data products, while contributing to the architecture for future AI/ML initiatives (data preparation, feature engineering). ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Optimizing Discovery: PostgreSQL's Role in Transforming GetYourGuide's Search](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1647-optimizing-discovery-postgresql-s-role-in-transforming-getyourguide-s-search) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt) - [Dynamic Entities in .NET: Building Low-Code Systems on Top of Entity Framework Core](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100218-dynamic-entities-in-net-building-low-code-systems-on-top-of-entity-framework-core) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)