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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** MDCalc Ltd., Inc. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Airflow, Data Analysis, Business Software, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Database Queries, Python (Programming Language), Snowflake, Core Data, Performance Monitor, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-data-engineer-mdcalc-8539503 ## About the Role * 5+ years experience in data engineering * Strong SQL skills and experience building and optimizing data models for analytical use cases * Experience building and maintaining reliable data pipelines in a modern cloud data environment * Strong proficiency in Python or a comparable programming language commonly used in data engineering * Experience building programmatic ETL/ELT pipelines using Python or similar tools to move and transform data across systems * Experience working with data warehouses such as Snowflake * Experience with transformation and orchestration tools such as dbt, Airflow, Dagster, or similar tools * Strong understanding of data architecture, data modeling, and pipeline design best practices * Ability to operate independently, prioritize effectively, and drive work forward in a fast-moving environment ## Description As a Senior Data Engineer at MDCalc, you will design, build, and maintain the data pipelines and infrastructure that support analytics, product insights, and operational decision-making across the company. A key part of this role is managing how data moves across systems, shaping and transforming it through robust ETL/ELT pipelines so it can be reliably used by downstream analytics, product, and business applications. You will work closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to ensure data is reliable, accessible, and structured for effective use. This includes building programmatic data pipelines, primarily in Python, to extract, transform, and deliver data across MDCalc's systems and data platform. You will also contribute to the architecture of MDCalc's data platform, helping define how data is structured and delivered across the organization. As a senior individual contributor, you will help establish best practices for data modeling, pipeline development, and data governance. The responsibilities of this individual include the following, but are not limited to: * Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ELT/ETL workflows that support analytics, operational reporting, and business intelligence use cases * Build programmatic data pipelines (primarily in Python) that extract data from application and third-party systems, transform it into usable formats, and deliver it to downstream data platforms and consumers * Own and improve core data models and transformations to ensure data is accurate, well-structured, and easy for stakeholders to use * Partner with Product, Engineering, and Analytics teams to understand data needs and translate them into reliable data solutions * Develop and maintain systems that move data across the platform, ensuring it is properly shaped, structured, and available for downstream analysis and product use cases * Help shape and maintain the architecture of MDCalc's modern data stack, including warehousing, orchestration, transformation, and monitoring * Improve data quality, observability, and reliability through testing, validation, and proactive monitoring practices * Support the ingestion and integration of data from a variety of application, product, and third-party sources * Establish and reinforce best practices around data governance, documentation, naming conventions, and maintainability * Identify and drive opportunities to improve performance, scalability, and efficiency across our data systems * Design efficient data workflows that query, transform, and deliver datasets to downstream systems and stakeholders * Contribute to technical direction and architectural decisions as a senior member of the team * Serve as a thought partner to teammates and cross-functional stakeholders on how to best leverage data across the business ## 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) - [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [AI Model Management Life Circles: ML Ops For Generative AI Models From Research to Deployment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1152-ai-model-management-life-circles-ml-ops-for-generative-ai-models-from-research-to-deployment) - [Building Multi-Tenant ASP.NET Core Applications: Best Practices and Real-World Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1552-building-multi-tenant-asp-net-core-applications-best-practices-and-real-world-solutions) - [Hacking AI at the Edge of the Indian Ocean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100177-hacking-ai-at-the-edge-of-the-indian-ocean) ## Related Articles - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk)