Manager Engineering (Data Platform)

We are seeking an execution-focused and visionary Data Engineering Manager to lead our Data Platform Team. In this critical role you will manage a team of talented engineers dedicated to building the common reusable abstractions and high-throughput data infrastructure that power Garner’s internal and external applications. You will champion an AI-native development philosophy and scale our data pipeline capabilities ensuring our systems seamlessly support the heavy computational demands of our next phase of company-wide growth.

This role will be based in our New York City office (in the Financial District). You must be willing to work in the office 3 days per week on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. 

• Lead and manage the Data Platform Engineering team owning the end-to-end design implementation and operational excellence of systems that process complex healthcare data
• Provide high-quality technical contributions and architectural guidance establishing robust standards for data modeling processing and system maintainability
• Build and optimize common data abstractions pipelines and frameworks designed for high scalability ensuring our platform keeps pace with exponential enterprise data growth
• Translate complex ambiguous business and data requirements into well-scoped accurately estimated and composable architectural pieces
• Foster and drive an AI-native engineering culture within the team integrating cutting-edge AI tools and integrations to enhance development workflows and automate data operations
• Manage and grow stakeholder relationships across Engineering and Product aligning team priorities with departmental OKRs and broader business goals
• Mentor coach and guide your team members conducting detailed design reviews and managing robust Root Cause Analyses (RCA) to continuously elevate technical rigor

• 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience with a focus on Big Data and distributed system and infrastructure
• 2+ years of managing engineering teams with a track record of building and mentoring high performing teams
• Expertise with batch data processing frameworks such as Hadoop Spark EMR etc. 
• Experience with stream processing systems such as Kafka and RedPanda
• Proficiency with technologies such as Temporal Apache iceberg AWS glue Spark DBT and Soda
• Exhibits strong ownership and a proactive mindset with a proven ability to translate complex business needs into scalable actionable technical roadmaps
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in dynamic fast-paced startup environments with a hands-on approach and a strong commitment to organizational success
• Preference for managing healthcare data standards (e.g. HIPAA EDI)
• A desire to be a part of our mission to improve the U.S. healthcare system
• A desire to be a part of a high-performing mission-driven team that operates with intense urgency a strong sense of individual accountability and a commitment to authentic feedback

• Python Spark dbt SnowFlake Iceberg Airflow OpenMetadata Kubernetes NATS AWS Terraform Claude Code

This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing company in a transformative role helping shape the future of healthcare.

The target salary range for this position is $239000 - $275000. Individual compensation for this role will depend on various factors including qualifications skills and applicable laws. In addition to base compensation this role is eligible to participate in our equity incentive and competitive benefits plans including but not limited to: flexible PTO Medical/Dental/Vision plan options 401(k) Teladoc Health and more.

What We Do

Garner Health is a health tech startup that is transforming the healthcare economy by enabling patients to receive high-quality and affordable care. Garner Health has two core offerings: Garner a benefit program that uses a new approach to data science and incentive accounts to help employees find the best doctors in their communities and Garner DataPro a provider recommendation platform that serves referrals based on the most accurate provider performance and directory data in the industry. Garner Health’s offerings utilize over 75% of the medical claims data in the United States to objectively examine patient outcomes based on more than 500 specialty-specific quality and efficiency measures. By analyzing millions of healthcare journeys across 82 distinct medical specialties Garner Health sets a new industry standard in delivering reliable actionable referrals and navigating patients to the highest-quality providers. Garner Health is a remote-first company based in NYC.

Why Work With Us

Our values connect us in caring deeply about doing something different and hard — transforming the healthcare economy. They create an actionable set of norms for how we operate including how we make decisions and support one another. Learn about our values here: https://www.getgarner.com/about.

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