Senior Data Platform Engineer​/SDE

Overview

SENIOR DATA PLATFORM ENGINEER / SDE (HEALTHCARE) — Hybrid (In office 3 days/week) within Oregon, Washington, Idaho or Utah.

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• Lead and mentor Data Engineers; drive engineering standards and best practices.
• Architect, build, tune, and automate scalable Snowflake-based ELT pipelines using dbt, stored procedures, and orchestration tools.
• Together with the Data Modeling team, design scalable data models and warehouse layers that support analytics and operational workloads.
• Optimize Snowflake performance (query tuning, compute sizing, workload isolation).
• Partner with analytics, product, and business teams to deliver high-quality data solutions.
• Ensure high data quality, thorough testing, complete documentation, and simplified platform observability.

Experienced technical lead with a strong background in building and optimizing data pipelines, excellent SQL skills, and hands-on expertise with Snowflake, dbt, and modern ELT practices. Adept at breaking down work, mentoring Data Engineers, and delivering scalable, high-quality data solutions in complex enterprise environments.

• College degree in Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Business Administration, or related fields.
• A college degree may be substituted by sufficient years of experience in the health care industry.
• 6+ years in Data Engineering or Data Platform Engineering, with senior or lead experience.
• Experience with a business area that is supported by this position is preferred (i.e., Provider Network and Contract Management, Digital Solutions, Pricing, Membership, Claims, etc.).
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

• Deep expertise with Snowflake, SQL, dbt or other ETL tools, and ELT/ETL design patterns.
• Experience developing using stored procedures (SQL / Python), preferably in Snowflake.
• Familiarity with Airflow, Open Flow, or similar orchestration tools.
• Strong data modeling, pipeline design, and performance optimization skills.
• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring abilities.
• Nice to Have:
• Experience in healthcare or complex enterprise data environments.
• Experience with semantic layers, metadata management, or streaming data.
• Python, Dev Ops/Data Ops, CI/CD, and version-controlled development workflows.

• Lead and mentor Data Engineers; drive engineering standards and best practices.
• Architect, build, tune, and automate scalable Snowflake-based ELT pipelines using dbt, stored procedures, and orchestration tools.
• Together with the Data Modeling team, design scalable data models and warehouse layers that support analytics and operational workloads.
• Optimize Snowflake performance (query tuning, compute sizing, workload isolation).
• Partner with analytics, product, and business teams to deliver high-quality data solutions.
• Ensure high data quality, thorough testing, complete documentation, and simplified platform observability.

The expected target hiring range for the Data Platform Engineer is $121k – $142k, depending on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; performance history; and work location. The bonus target for this position is 15%. The current full salary range for the Data Platform Engineer is $113k – $185k.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members, including mental health benefits.
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.
• Generous paid time off varying by role and tenure in addition to 10 company-paid holidays.
• Market-leading retirement plan including a company match on employee 401(k) contributions, with a potential discretionary contribution based on company performance (no vesting period).
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service with Cambia immediately preceding leave).
• Award-winning wellness programs that reward you for…