Data Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience as a data engineer, building scalable systems and solving complex data problems in a fast-paced technology environment.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience with tools and services used in a modern data platform stack, such as Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Fivetran, and Terraform.
• A pragmatic approach to building for current needs and future scale.
• Strong ownership and a bias toward action, especially in ambiguous situations.
• Empathy for teammates and stakeholders and a collaborative, cross-disciplinary mindset.
• Passion for Headway’s mission to make mental healthcare more accessible and affordable.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with visualization tools such as Metabase or Jupyter Notebooks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure for internal stakeholders and core business functions.
• Define and refine data governance, monitoring, and quality standards, including ensuring data generated or surfaced by AI tools is complete, correct, and traceable.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to advocate for data engineering best practices and address data needs early in the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Analytics, Data Science, and Infrastructure to evolve Headway’s data architecture.
• Own and drive technical decisions across the data platform, including performance optimization and infrastructure-as-code.
• Help shape how employees interact with company data through AI-powered tools by ensuring the underlying data layer is reliable.

Benefits

• Equity compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• HSA / FSA
• 401(k)
• Work-from-home stipend
• Therapy reimbursement
• 16-week parental leave for eligible employees
• Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership
• 13 paid holidays each year and a holiday break during the week between December 25 and December 31
• Flexible PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and professional development