Senior Data Engineer, 1upHealth
Core Data Platform
+ Equity
Modern data platform for healthcare
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Modern data platform for healthcare
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To redefine interoperability and solve healthcare's toughest data challenges.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering, with expertise in distributed data processing and big data frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Apache Iceberg, Trino, Apache Airflow, dbt, Dagster)
- Advanced programming skills in Scala or Python for data transformation and automation
- Experience with real-time data streaming technologies such as Apache Flink, Spark Streaming, or Kafka
- Strong experience in performance tuning for Spark and optimizing large-scale data workflows
- Proficiency in SQL and database management, with hands-on experience in Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) databases such as Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Teradata
- Familiarity with cloud-based data services (AWS, RDS, DynamoDB) and containerized infrastructure (EKS, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Hands-on experience integrating DevOps and CI/CD practices in data engineering using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Terraform
- Proven ability to build monitoring, alerting, and observability tools for data pipelines to ensure high availability and reliability
- Experience in data mapping, validation, and testing frameworks to ensure accuracy and consistency
- Exposure in machine learning/deep learning using PyTorch, Tensorflow, or Keras (PyTorch preferred)
- Exposure to machine learning workflows and familiarity with MLOps tools for model deployment and lifecycle management
- Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills who thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment
Desirable
- Experience working with healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR) and regulatory compliance
- Familiarity with reporting and visualization tools such as Superset, Grafana, Tableau
- Understanding of data security, compliance, and governance frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2)
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our team and play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable data solutions
- In this role, you will work with modern data technologies, distributed systems, and cloud platforms to build efficient, high-performance data pipelines that support analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence initiatives
- Design, develop, and implement robust ETL/ELT data pipelines for large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and storage
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance by implementing validation techniques, data monitoring, and automated testing
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, platform engineers, and business stakeholders, to develop scalable and reusable data solutions
- Automate deployments and testing using CI/CD pipelines with Git, Terraform, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
- Design and build custom data tools and abstractions to support analytics, machine learning, and real-time data processing
- Work with DevOps and platform teams to establish efficient deployment and monitoring processes for internal and external data products
- Develop and implement alerting, monitoring, and observability frameworks for data pipelines to ensure reliability and proactive issue resolution
- Contribute to the data architecture and strategy, driving improvements in scalability, performance, and cost optimization
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry best practices to continuously enhance data engineering capabilities
Our take
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a global healthcare interoperability standard currently being adopted by major organizations across the US (including the US government) to facilitate the electronic exchange of healthcare information. 1upHealth is a health-tech company helping new organizations adopt the standard by converting data to FHIR and facilitating data sharing and analytics.
The federal government is pushing the healthcare industry to adopt FHIR-based APIs, which will be to 1upHealth’s benefit. The market appears to still be relatively unpopulated in the US, and as 1upHealth facilitates the entry of others into it, it may carve out a real and lucrative niche. Regulations that push for adoption are already coming into play - since 2021, for example, providers are obliged to make specific data available through FHIR APIs.
This market seems yet to mature in the US, and the 2017-founded 1upHealth could stand to make real progress alongside it as it does. Most recently, the company was ranked the 43rd Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a significant achievement marking the company one to watch in the developing space.
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Insights
35% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2023
$40m
SERIES C
Apr 2021
$25m
SERIES B
Total funding: $76.1m
Company benefits
- Remote first culture: work from anywhere in the US, our Boston headquarters, or a combination of both
- Flexible PTO: Take what you need PTO policy with no accruals
- Medical, dental & vision: 100% of employee premiums paid by 1upHealth
- Paid leave: 16 weeks of fully paid leave plus a 4 week phased return to work schedule for birthday parents, and 6 weeks of fully paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
- Wellness benefit: Get reimbursed for up to $1,400 annually for expenses that contribute to your total wellbeing
- Anniversary bonus: At your 2 year anniversary receive $2,000, at your 5 years anniversary $5,000 towards a vacation of your choice
- Home office stipend: $400 to elevate your home office
Company HQ
Fenway–Kenmore, Boston, MA
Leadership
Andrew Boyd
(CEO)Joined 1upHealth in 2024 as CEO. Prior to that, they were the EVP and General Manager of Personify Health, the EVp of Strategy and Corporate Development at Virgin Pulse, and the Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at Dimensional Insight.
Nolan Kelly
(CRO)Initially joined 1upHealth in 2020 as VP of Sales before becoming CRO in 2022. Prior to this, they were a Senior Director of Health Systems and Advisory Board Member at PatientPing, Vp of Business Development at Linkwell health, and Director of Diversified business Development at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
Mark Wolf
(CFO)They joined 1upHealth in 2020 as CFO. Alongside this they are the CFO Advisor at Snorkel AI and Percepto, as well as the CFO at IdeaScale. Previously, they were the CFO Advisor at Courier, Ironclad, and Mux.
Donald Rucker
(CSO)They joined 1upHalth in 2021 as CSO. They have also served as an Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Ohio State University since 2013. Previously, they were the National Coordinator at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health information Technology. They were also CMO at Premise Health and Vice President and CMO at Siemens Healthcare USA.
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