The Role

Karoo Health is seeking a skilled and dedicated developer to join our Engineering team. As a software engineer at Karoo Health you show a clear passion for quality and love to bring software to life. You are energized by the idea of building something new and want to work on problems that matter.

In order to do this job well you must be a curious and eager problem solver with a hunger for building well-designed high-quality solutions. You have a passion for great work and strive to produce simple solutions to complex problems. Knowing there are always multiple answers to a problem you know how to engage in a constructive dialogue to find the best path forward.

When applying please include a description of why youre interested in this role.

What Youll Do

• Design and Architect Data Systems: Lead the design construction installation and optimization of highly reliable scalable and secure data architecture.
• Develop Data Pipelines: Build and maintain complex production-grade data pipelines to ingest process and enrich large volumes of healthcare data.
• Data Quality and Governance: Establish and enforce data quality standards monitoring and validation processes to ensure the accuracy completeness and consistency of data used for analytics.
• Performance Optimization: Implement query tuning indexing and partitioning strategies to maximize the performance and efficiency of data processing systems and data retrieval.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Design and deploy scalable secure cloud infrastructure leveraging infrastructure-as-code best practices.
• Safeguard Data: Ensure strict compliance with healthcare data regulations (e.g. HIPAA HITRUST) and implement data security best practices.

What Were Looking For

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related field or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 5 years of dedicated professional experience in a Data Engineering role preferably within a startup or fast-paced healthcare technology environment.
• Expert proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language used for data processing (Python or Scala).
• Deep experience designing and managing Data Warehouses (e.g. Snowflake Google BigQuery AWS Redshift) and experience with Data Lake technologies (e.g. S3 Delta Lake).
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Big Data processing frameworks like Apache Spark or Dask.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and cloud-native development including services like S3 Lambda and RDS.
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or AWS Step Functions for managing data pipelines.
• Expert knowledge of system architecture scalability and performance optimization for data systems.
• Experience with test automation CI/CD and DevOps best practices for data deployments.
• Ability to work independently and make high-impact technical decisions.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require employer sponsorship now or in the future

Why Join Us

• Competitive salary and equity in an early-stage startup. The starting salary for this role is between $150K - $175K annually based on factors such as cost of living experience etc.
• Opportunity to define the technical solution from the ground up
• Possibly fully remote work environment with flexible hours
• Health benefits learning stipends and professional development support
• A collaborative and transparent company culture that values creativity and ownership

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Karoo Health Inc (Karoo) we believe that improving healthcare starts with creating a more equitable and inclusive world both inside and outside our organization. We are committed to fostering a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to building a culture where every team member feels valued supported and empowered. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in initiatives such as equitable compensation practices employee resource groups inclusive benefits and more.

Karoo Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a strict policy of non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. What does that mean for you It means that we are dedicated to providing a workplace that is inclusive respectful and free from discrimination or harassment of any kind.

Employment decisions at Karoo Health are made based on merit qualifications and business need without regard to race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability marital status veteran status political affiliation or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. This policy applies to every aspect of the employment journey from recruitment and hiring to compensation benefits training promotion performance evaluation and beyond.

Were committed to doing the right thing always and that includes creating a fair and inclusive hiring process and workplace for all.

Karoo Health welcomes all.

In the United States compensation is determined by factors including location role level job-related skills experience and market conditions. Some positions may also be eligible for bonuses equity or other benefits. To learn more about Karoo Healths benefits please contact our People Team.

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