Cohere Health

Healthcare

LeadSoftwareEngineer-DataPlatform

$150–175k United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Lead Software Engineer - Data Platform at Cohere Health. Skills: Data Platform Initiatives, Data Services and APIs, Technical Leadership, Engineering Excellence, Platform Architecture. Lead the design and execution of complex data platform initiatives from architecture through production delivery. Build and evolve data services and APIs that enable reliable access to platform data across systems”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver scalable data and platform services that power critical business and clinical workflows; evolve our platform into a reliable, high-trust system—spanning data pipelines, APIs, and infrastructure; ensure clarity, accountability, and execution

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

system design; data modeling; scalable data architecture; Ability to navigate ambiguity

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years of experience in data engineering, technical leadership or lead experience, Experience working with healthcare data (e. g. , claims, EMR, clinical datasets), proficiency with modern data tools and AWS (or other cloud platforms), Advanced Python and SQL skills, focus on testing, observability, and maintainable code, Proven track record building and owning scalable data platforms or infrastructure, Experience with modern data platforms (e. g. , Databricks, Snowflake), data governance/quality, migrating legacy systems to scalable architectures, Deep expertise in system design, data modeling, scalable data architecture

What You'll Do.

Lead the design and execution of complex data platform initiatives from architecture through production delivery

Build and evolve data services and APIs that enable reliable access to platform data across systems

Provide technical leadership across the squad

guiding engineers on system design

development best practices

and incident response

Drive engineering excellence through code reviews

Mentor engineers across levels

and alignment with career progression frameworks

Collaborate with Staff Engineers and Engineering Managers to evolve platform architecture

and business teams to translate requirements into scalable and maintainable data solutions

Own delivery outcomes in ambiguous or cross-functional initiatives

Promote a culture of quality

operational excellence

and continuous improvement across the team

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partner closely with data engineers, analytics engineers, and product teams; Collaborate with Staff Engineers and Engineering Managers; Partner with product, analytics, and business teams; drive technical decisions across teams

Process & Methodology

Own delivery outcomes in ambiguous or cross-functional initiatives, ensuring clarity, accountability, and execution

Full Job Description

Opportunity Overview: We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our Data Platform team. In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable data and platform services that power critical business and clinical workflows. You’ll partner closely with data engineers, analytics engineers, and product teams to evolve our platform into a reliable, high-trust system—spanning data pipelines, APIs, and infrastructure. This is an opportunity to shape technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence across both data and platform layers. What you’ll do: Lead the design and execution of complex data platform initiatives from architecture through production delivery Build and evolve data services and APIs that enable reliable access to platform data across systems Provide technical leadership across the squad, guiding engineers on system design, development best practices, and incident response Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, testing standards, CI/CD practices, and documentation Mentor engineers across levels, supporting growth, feedback, and alignment with career progression frameworks Collaborate with Staff Engineers and Engineering Managers to evolve platform architecture, scalability, and reliability Partner with product, analytics, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable and maintainable data solutions Own delivery outcomes in ambiguous or cross-functional initiatives, ensuring clarity, accountability, and execution Promote a culture of quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the team What you’ll need: 7+ years of experience in data engineering, including technical leadership or lead experience Experience working with healthcare data (e.g., claims, EMR, clinical datasets) required Strong proficiency with modern data tools and AWS (or other cloud platforms) required Advanced Python and SQL skills, with a focus on testing, observability, and maintainable code required Prove

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