Staff Software Engineer
About The Position
Datavant is the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare. Guided by our mission to make the world’s health data secure, accessible and actionable, we provide critical data solutions for organizations across the healthcare ecosystem - including providers, health plans, researchers, and life sciences companies. From fulfilling a single patient’s request for their medical records to powering the AI revolution in healthcare, Datavanters are building the future of how data is connected and used to improve health. By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a driven and highly collaborative team that is passionate about creating transformative change in 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.
Requirements
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
