Source Meridian is a development software company that works to solve the industry’s most challenging problems in healthcare practices. We are laser focused on specific technologies in the healthcare and life science industries: Healthcare technology, artificial intelligence, and healthcare interoperability.
About the role
We're growing a data engineering team for a US-based client whose entire data platform runs on Databricks on AWS. The immediate priority is building out and scaling their data ingestion layer — bringing in data from a wide range of source systems reliably, efficiently, and in a way that holds up as the platform grows. You'll work closely with two client-side teams: The DBA team, who own data governance and are the authority on source systems, access, and data stewardship.
What You'll do
- Design, build, and maintain ingestion pipelines into Databricks from a variety of source systems.
- Build and optimize Spark workloads in Python — batch and streaming.
- Model and structure data in Delta Lake following medallion-style patterns (bronze / silver / gold).
- Partner with the DBA team on governance, access, and data quality expectations, and with the Data & Analytics team so ingested data actually serves their reporting and strategy needs.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune pipelines for reliability, cost, and performance.
- Document pipelines, data contracts, and design decisions so the work is maintainable by the team.
Required Qualifications
5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
Strong, demonstrable Databricks experience. Someone who knows the platform well in production, not just conceptually. Delta Lake, workflows/jobs, clusters and compute
configuration, Unity Catalog.Advanced Python for data engineering.
Strong Apache Spark — including an understanding of how to diagnose and fix performance problems, not just write working code.
AWS fundamentals as they relate to a data platform (S3, IAM, networking basics, secrets management).
SQL at a strong level.
Experience designing ingestion pipelines from multiple heterogeneous source systems.
Senior-level autonomy: able to take an ambiguous requirement, ask the right questions, and deliver.
- B2+ or superior english level
Nice to have
- Experience connecting Databricks to on-premises systems (networking, private connectivity, gateways, CDC from on-prem databases).
- Experience with other cloud data platforms — Snowflake, BigQuery, Synapse, Redshift.
- Streaming and CDC tooling (Structured Streaming, Auto Loader, Debezium, Kafka).
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles) and CI/CD for data pipelines.
- Orchestration beyond Databricks Workflows (Airflow, dbt).
- Databricks certifications (Data EngineerAssociate / Professional).
- Prior experience working with governance-heavy or regulated data environments.
✔ Permanent contract
✔ High-impact projects in the healthcare industry
✔ Learning and continuous growth environment 🚀
✔ Competitive salary based on experience 💰
✔ Collaborative and international team
📍 Apply only if you reside in Ecuador 📍
At Source Meridian, you’ll be part of a high-impact tech-health company, building products that truly make a difference.
If you meet the profile — or know someone who might be interested — apply now!
We’d love to meet you 💬
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
- Strong production experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake, workflows/jobs, clusters, compute configuration, and Unity Catalog
- Advanced Python for data engineering
- Strong Apache Spark skills, including diagnosing and resolving performance problems
- AWS data platform fundamentals, including S3, IAM, networking basics, and secrets management
- Strong SQL skills
- Experience designing ingestion pipelines from multiple heterogeneous source systems
- Ability to work autonomously on ambiguous requirements
- B2+ or superior English proficiency
- Experience connecting Databricks to on-premises systems
- Experience with Snowflake, BigQuery, Synapse, or Redshift
- Experience with streaming and CDC tooling such as Structured Streaming, Auto Loader, Debezium, or Kafka
- Experience with Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles, or CI/CD for data pipelines
- Experience with Airflow or dbt
- Databricks Data Engineer Associate or Professional certification
- Experience in governance-heavy or regulated data environments
What We Do
As a software development company, our mission is to provide our people with interesting projects to learn and grow, and to provide our clients with the best possible experience in software solutions for their needs. Every Rocketeer has unique skills and knowledge, and together we form a highly skilled crew that is always ready to take on new challenges and overcome them successfully. Source Meridian is a home without structures nor labels, since this journey is destined for success based on humanity, freedom, development, and growth 🔥🔥🔥 Right now, we're on the hunt for talent: 💻 Senior Front Developer/React 💻 Mide Site Reliability Engineer 💻 Senior Data Engineer 💻 Mid Fullstack/Angular/Python Some of the awesome benefits and perks we offer: 🚀Healthcare plan 🚀Workout bonus 🚀Bonus for building your home office 🚀English lessons 🚀Bonus for learning platform 🚀Internet & foodie cart bonus 🚀Streaming subscription 🚀Flexible schedule 🚀Collective vacations at the end of the year If you are passionate about technology and want to work with a team of talented professionals, please do reach out here 👉🏻 https://sourcemeridian.com/join-us/#joinus We look forward to hearing from you!
