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Cohere Health · 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

Cohere Health is a company focused on delivering AI-powered solutions for healthcare. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and deliver large-scale data pipelines that support analytics and clinical intelligence, while also mentoring junior engineers and ensuring data quality and governance.

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Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of complex data pipelines and infrastructure across multiple domains
Mentor junior engineers, sharing expertise and raising team-wide engineering standards
Implement and enforce data quality, schema validation, and observability practices to ensure trustworthy outputs
Contribute to architecture discussions and tool evaluation, helping to shape platform scalability and governance alignment
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code in Python and SQL, following best practices in version control, CI/CD, and documentation
Optimize and monitor production workflows using tools such as Airflow, dbt, Athena, EMR, Kafka, and Iceberg/Parquet
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (analytics, product, compliance) to ensure technical solutions meet business needs
Participate in on-call rotations to support critical platform jobs and reduce operational disruptions
Champion a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement through code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing

Qualification

Data engineeringPythonSQLData pipeline designAirflowAWS EMRAWS AthenaAWS S3KafkaData security complianceAgile environmentHealthcare dataMentoring

Required

5+ years of experience in data engineering or software development with a strong focus on data infrastructure
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience applying software engineering rigor to data workflows (testing, version control, observability)
Hands-on experience with modern data tools such as Airflow, dbt, AWS (EMR, Athena, S3), Iceberg, Parquet, and Kafka
Demonstrated success designing and delivering large-scale, reliable, and governed data infrastructure projects
Track record of building and maintaining production grade systems using APIs
Track record of mentoring engineers and raising team-wide engineering standards through code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment, collaborating across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Understanding of data security, privacy, and compliance practices (HIPAA or similar) in pipeline and platform design
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field

Preferred

Experience with healthcare data (claims, eligibility, clinical, EHR) is strongly preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account
Up to 184 hours (23 days) of PTO per year + company holidays
Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
Pet insurance

Company

Cohere Health

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Cohere Health is a SaaS company that focuses on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery.

H1B Sponsorship

Cohere Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (27)
2024 (21)
2023 (18)
2022 (10)
2021 (7)
2020 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$186.1M
Key Investors
Temasek HoldingsDeerfield ManagementPolaris Partners
2025-05-14Series C· $90M
2024-02-01Series C· $50M
2021-04-13Series B· $36.1M

Leadership Team

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Siva Namasivayam
Chief Executive Officer
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Robert Shepardson
Chief Financial Officer
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