Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software

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 Staff Software Engineer, you will shape the technical direction and architecture of your business unit/vertical. You’ll drive innovation across verticals, solve large-scale system challenges, and mentor senior engineers to maximize impact. You operate with autonomy and influence outcomes at the vertical and/or organizational level.

• Define and lead multi-team technical strategies for scalability and interoperability.
• Design frameworks and reusable systems used across multiple engineering pods. Define engineering patterns adopted across Datavant.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives in data architecture, security, and reliability.
• Advise leadership on technical direction and major tradeoffs. Represent engineering in executive technical decisions and planning.
• Mentor senior engineers and influence cultural and architectural evolution.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will work across the full breadth of Datavant’s platform and are expected to operate comfortably within our multi-cloud, large-scale distributed systems environment. Your work will span:

• Backend: Python, Go, Java; microservices; REST and GraphQL
• Frontend: Type Script, React, Next.js (as needed for full-stack or cross-domain work)
• Infrastructure & Cloud: AWS, multi-cloud architectures, Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure-as-code tooling
• Data Platforms: Snowflake, Spark, SQL, S3; advanced data engineering workflows and high-scale data pipelines
• ETL & Orchestration: Airflow or AWS Glue
• Streaming: Kafka or Kinesis for real-time ingestion and system integrations
• Observability: Enterprise-level telemetry systems including Data Dog, Grafana, and Cloud Watch
• Security & Compliance: OAuth2/SAML, encryption, tokenization, and zero-trust security frameworks

Staff Engineers at this level are expected to apply deep architectural expertise across these technologies
, define scalable patterns, guide cross-team adoption, and ensure Datavant’s platform meets the highest standards of reliability, security, and performance.

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated system design mastery.
• Deep experience with large-scale distributed systems, multi-cloud architectures, data pipelines, and security.
• Strong organizational influence and ability to align teams across verticals.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into scalable engineering execution.
• Commitment to mentorship, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

• Operate as a trusted technical advisor and thought leader. Create clarity in ambiguous, cross-functional problem spaces.
• Balance vision with pragmatic implementation and organizational awareness.
• Champion scalability, security, and compliance as shared responsibilities.
• Elevate engineering standards and inspire architectural excellence.
• Act with integrity, empathy, and long‑term impact orientation.

• Earn trust through architectural stewardship and enterprise‑grade reliability.
• Obsess over customers by driving scalable, secure, high‑impact solutions.
• Prioritize growth over comfort by embracing the hardest challenges and modeling excellence.
• Win as a team by aligning pods, shaping cross‑functional strategy, and building talent.
• Rise to the challenge by delivering transformative…