Senior Data Engineer

Remote RoleContract to HireCompensation: $80 - $90/hour, DOEAbout The RoleJoin our AI Data Products Scrum Team as a Senior Data Engineer, supporting a Fortune 50 healthcare insurance organization in a fully remote capacity. In this hands-on role, you will be instrumental in building, optimizing, and operationalizing scalable data pipelines and reusable data assets that power advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI initiatives. You will work within a modern distributed data environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, production-ready healthcare data solutions. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic, innovative environment while enjoying comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation.What You'll DoDesign, build, and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines using modern distributed data technologiesDevelop production data solutions using SQL, Python, and PySpark, selecting the appropriate tool for each workloadTroubleshoot, optimize, and enhance existing data pipelines to meet new data requirements and improve performanceCreate reusable ingestion, transformation, reconciliation, and data-product patterns for analytics and AI use casesImplement data-quality checks, monitoring, lineage, documentation, and provide reliable operational support for production pipelinesUtilize Git and CI/CD practices to test, review, version, deploy, and promote data-engineering assets across environmentsCollaborate with lead engineers, application teams, data scientists, and platform teams on production healthcare solutions, market expansion, and AI-assisted workflowsSupport AI-enabling data assets such as feature tables, vector indices, embeddings, or semantic contextEnsure compliance with data governance, cataloging, lineage, and discoverability practices, especially in regulated environmentsWhat You BringSenior-level, hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting production data pipelines in a modern distributed data environmentStrong production experience with Databricks Data Engineering, Spark distributed computing, or the Hadoop frameworkStrong SQL skills and practical experience using Python and/or PySpark for production data-engineering workHands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based source-control workflowsExperience with ETL/ELT, batch and/or streaming processing, production debugging, performance tuning, and data-quality validationFamiliarity with columnar formats such as Parquet and Delta, plus data warehousing and data-analysis conceptsLinux scripting experience (preferred)Exposure to data governance, cataloging, lineage, and discoverability practices (preferred)Experience supporting AI-enabling data assets such as feature tables, vector indices, embeddings, or semantic context (preferred)Experience working in a regulated enterprise environment, preferably healthcare or financial services (preferred)What's In It For You401(k) matching planMedical, dental, and vision plansPaid company holidaysRegular engagement check-ins and consultant supportCompetitive hourly ratesOpportunity to work in a dynamic, innovative environmentHow To ApplyApply through the one-click application process to be considered for this opportunity.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERWe are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.PAY DISCLAIMERThe pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include the responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreements, and other law.DisclaimerBrooksource, Medasource, and Calculated Hire are part of the Eight Eleven Group family of companies and operate under Eight Eleven Group, LLC. All employees receive the same benefits, policies, and terms of employment.EeoWe are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.Benefits & PerksCalculated Hire offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.Pay DisclaimerThe pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.