Staff Data Engineer at Cohere Health

United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Healthcare, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

8+ years of experience in data engineering, with demonstrated progression to technically complex and high-impact work
Proven expertise in designing and operating large-scale data infrastructure in cloud-based, distributed environments (e.g., AWS, EMR, Glue, Kafka, Iceberg, dbt)
Fluency in modern data architecture patterns, including medallion/lakehouse models, schema evolution, streaming ingestion, and batch orchestration
Deep understanding of observability, CI/CD, version control, and incident management principles in a data engineering context
Experience shaping engineering standards, frameworks, or libraries used across multiple teams
Exceptional ability to communicate technical strategy to both technical and non-technical audiences
Track record of mentorship and technical leadership across engineering teams
Experience working with healthcare data (e.g., claims, EMR) is a plus
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

Responsibilities

Define and drive architectural strategy and technical design across squads, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with business needs
Own the long-term technical roadmap for the Data Platform, balancing immediate needs with future-proofing for growth
Serve as a trusted advisor and design authority, guiding critical decisions on data storage formats, processing frameworks, and platform-wide capabilities
Drive cross-squad initiatives such as observability frameworks, data contract enforcement, or schema governance
Continuously evaluate and improve platform reliability, maintainability, and cost-efficiency; reducing manual effort through automation, observability, and scalable design patterns
Champion a high standard of engineering rigor – through documentation, testing, operational readiness, and incident prevention
Mentor and coach engineers across squads, providing deep technical guidance, architecture support, and career development
Evaluate emerging technologies and tools to enhance performance, security, developer experience, and total cost of ownership
Partner with stakeholders across analytics, clinical, product, and operations to ensure the platform meets evolving business needs
Design self-service tooling and frameworks to enable operational, analytics, and engineering teams to efficiently access, explore, and use governed data assets
Actively participate in planning, roadmap alignment, and backlog refinement—ensuring technical work aligns with business priorities and unlocks cross-functional velocity
Define and track KPIs to evaluate platform reliability, performance, and engineering efficiency
Participate in on-call rotations and support continuous improvement of platform reliability, resilience, and recovery mechanisms

Skills

Data Architecture

Scalable Systems

Observability Frameworks

Data Contracts

Schema Governance

Automation

Platform Engineering

Technical Mentoring

Reliability Engineering

Processing Frameworks

Cohere Health

Automates prior authorization in healthcare

About Cohere Health

Cohere Health improves the prior authorization process in healthcare, which requires providers to get approval from health plans before delivering certain services. Their platform, Cohere Unify, automates and streamlines these requests by integrating with electronic medical records and using technologies like optical character recognition and machine learning. This approach allows for faster decision-making and reduces delays in patient care. The goal is to make the prior authorization process more efficient, benefiting healthcare providers, health plans, and patients.

Boston, MassachusettsHeadquarters

2019Year Founded

$103.1MTotal Funding

LATE_VCCompany Stage

AI & Machine Learning, HealthcareIndustries

501-1,000Employees