Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, DevOps

Datavant is a data platform company and the world’s leader in health data exchange. Our vision is that every healthcare decision is powered by the right data, at the right time, in the right format.

Our platform is powered by the largest, most diverse health data network in the U.S., enabling data to be secure, accessible and usable to inform better health decisions. Datavant is trusted by the world’s leading life sciences companies, government agencies, and those who deliver and pay for care.

By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a high-performing, values-driven team. Together, we’re rising to the challenge of tackling some of healthcare’s most complex problems with technology-forward solutions. Datavanters bring a diversity of professional, educational and life experiences to realize our bold vision for healthcare.

As a Software Engineer III, you will own end-to-end delivery for projects of varying complexity, translating requirements into scalable systems. You will serve as a technical resource for your pod and mentor junior engineers.

• Lead design and development of complex backend or full-stack features.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define scope, requirements, and timelines.
• Implement solutions that emphasize reliability, scale, security, and performance.
• Contribute to improving CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and developer tooling.
• Mentor junior engineers, such as through design reviews and pair programming.

• Backend:
  Python, Go, Java; microservices; REST and GraphQL
• Frontend:
  Type Script, React, Next.js
• Infrastructure & Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda), Docker, Kubernetes;
  IaC tools
• Data:
  Snowflake, Spark, SQL; S3 for raw data
• ETL & Pipelines:
  Airflow/Glue
• Streaming:
  Kafka or Kinesis
• Observability:
  Data Dog, Grafana, Cloud Watch
• Security: OAuth2/SAML, encryption, tokenization

• 3-6 years of software engineering experience, ideally within enterprise SaaS or healthcare tech.
• Strong technical depth in distributed systems and API design/development.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and observability tools (Data Dog, Cloud Watch).
• Proficiency in AWS architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and modern frameworks.
• Ability to balance execution and architectural foresight.

• Model accountability and ownership in team projects.
• Encourage collaboration and technical learning across peers.
• Maintain curiosity for both technical and business context.
• Communicate effectively across engineering and product.
• Demonstrate resilience and adaptability in problem-solving.

• Earn trust through reliable delivery and proactive risk communication.
• Obsess over customers by shaping requirements and ensuring system excellence.
• Prioritize growth over comfort through ongoing architectural development.
• Win as a team by mentoring, aligning stakeholders, and enabling others.
• Rise to the challenge by solving complex problems with speed and rigor.

Software Engineers are Datavant’s professional engineering anchors. This role is pivotal in ensuring high-quality, reliable code delivery, and elevating engineering quality. As a Software Engineer III you bridge execution and leadership, empowering teams to deliver impactful, scalable systems.

We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high-performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

At Datavant our total rewards strategy powers a high-growth, high-performance, health technology company that rewards our employees for transforming health care through creating industry-defining data logistics products and services.

The estimated total cash compensation range for this role is:

$120,000—$185,000 USD

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