About RethinkFirst
RethinkFirst is a leading behavioral health technology company working to make mental wellness, education, and support accessible and scalable. Through our suite of cloud-based platforms—including RethinkEd, RethinkCare, and RethinkBH—we serve educators, employers, and providers with tools that deliver measurable, inclusive outcomes.
We're on a mission to make behavioral health more effective, equitable, and human.
About the Role
We're seeking a highly skilled and motivated hands-on Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain our Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse as we migrate our Azure-Synapse enterprise data warehouse and analytics platform. You'll own the full lifecycle — from designing scalable pipelines and dimensional models to delivering reliable, secure data across the organization and supporting it in production.
You'll thrive here if you're fluent across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, and Databricks, comfortable using C# for API integrations, communicate clearly with both technical and business partners, and take genuine ownership of outcomes from design through production support.
What You'll Do
Data Modeling & Lakehouse / Warehouse Development
Design, build, and maintain scalable Lakehouse and data warehouse solutions on Microsoft Fabric and Azure Synapse
Develop, optimize, and deploy ETL/ELT pipelines and reusable framework for seamless data integration from multiple diverse sources
Implement data quality, validation, and transformation logic across pipelines, ensuring accuracy and consistency
Establish best practices for data engineering, including coding standards, governance, performance, and automation
Document models, pipelines, and operational runbooks so others can support and extend the platform
Develop and optimize dimensional/Semantic models for advanced BI and analytics
Data Integration & Operations
Integrate diverse source systems into the enterprise data warehouse
Ensure pipelines and Lakehouse/warehouse workloads are scalable, reliable, performant, and secure
Tune SQL, Spark jobs, and pipeline performance for cost and reliability
Implement monitoring, alerting, and operational practices for data workflows
Respond to production incidents, trouble-shoot root-causes, and implement effective solutions
Proactively identify gaps, propose improvements, and drive work to completion with minimal oversight
Implement API integrations and services where the platform requires it
Collaboration & Delivery
Partner with architects, analysts, product, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into Lakehouse/warehouse solutions
Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Work within Agile/Scrum practices — planning, estimation, and demos
Collaborate effectively across onshore and offshore teams
Conduct and participate in Code Reviews to ensure code quality and maintainability
What You Bring
Required Qualifications
2-5 years of hands-on experience in data warehouse / data engineering roles
Practical, production experience across Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure Databricks
Strong SQL plus Python and/or scripting for transformation, automation, and tooling
Proven experience building and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines and data models
Experience delivering within Agile/Scrum teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated initiative, ownership, and reliability in delivering production data solutions
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with healthcare data systems
Familiarity with the ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) domain
Experience with C# for API integrations and services
Exposure to AI (Azure OpenAI, Claude, Cursor)
Experience collaborating with distributed or offshore teams
Who You Are
You take initiative — you spot issues and opportunities, then drive solutions forward
You're accountable — you own quality, reliability, and follow-through
You communicate clearly — you can explain technical work to any audience
Benefits:
- Generous health, dental, & vision benefits package
- Flexible paid time off
- 11 paid company holidays
- 401k + matching
- Parental leave
- Access to our award-winning RethinkCare platform supporting neurodiversity in the workplace through parental success, professional resilience, and personal wellbeing.
Location: Remote opportunities are available to candidates who reside in the following states: AL, AZ, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY
Recruiting Fraud Alert: Job applicants should be aware that there are external parties posing as RethinkFirst recruiters. These scams may include fraudulent communications via social media platforms (such as LinkedIn), email, or requests to schedule interviews. Note that any recruiting related communication you receive from RethinkFirst would come from an @rethinkfirst.com e-mail address, @applytojob.com email address (via our talent acquisition system), ‘[email protected]’ email address, and/or be found on the Rethinkfirst.com website. Please also note that at no point during our recruitment process will we request any form of monetary payment. If you believe that you have been a victim of job recruiting fraud, you should file a report with your local law enforcement.
Our commitment to an inclusive workplace
RethinkFirst is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We celebrate the unique differences of our employees because that is what drives curiosity, innovation, and the success of our business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
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Skills Required
- 2-5 years of hands-on experience in data warehouse / data engineering roles
- Production experience across Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure Databricks
- Strong SQL plus Python and/or scripting for transformation, automation, and tooling
- Proven experience building and optimizing ETL/ELT pipelines and data models
- Experience delivering within Agile/Scrum teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated initiative, ownership, and reliability in delivering production data solutions
- Experience with healthcare data systems
- Familiarity with the ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) domain
- Experience with C# for API integrations and services
- Exposure to AI (Azure OpenAI, Claude, Cursor)
- Experience collaborating with distributed or offshore teams
What the Team is Saying
RethinkFirst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources. Affordability is sometimes highlighted, including an individual plan option cited as costing little to nothing.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and paid holidays are presented as generous, with flexible or “unlimited” PTO often usable in practice. This breadth of time off supports work‑life balance for many roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access to RethinkCare and an EAP provides distinctive mental‑health and caregiver support, extending to several friends or family members. This emphasis on wellbeing stands out versus typical offerings.
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What We Do
Rethink aims to provide families, educators and behavior healthcare providers affordable, best practice treatment solutions for children with special needs. Rethink is unique in our foot-print offering clinical support, best-practice tools, and research-based content via technology to all market segments, reaching more children with special needs than any other solution. Our platform supports curriculum planning, professional development, parent training, and tracking of student progress. Through video and online tools, we bring to life best practice teaching, treatment, and intervention strategies that help educators, parents, and clinicians personalize instruction for every child. The Rethink program is currently being used by employers, the US Department of Defense, Managed Care, Medicaid, federal, state and social service agencies, public school districts, and families nation- and worldwide.
Why Work With Us
Together, we’re a team of passionate, talented and motivated people working every day to help others live healthier, happier and more productive lives. Individually, we’re an incredibly diverse group of people who respect each other, celebrate our differences and unique talents and enjoy meeting new friends and colleagues along the way.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
RethinkFirst offers employees the opportunity to work remotely from the comfort of their home with occasional visits to the office in our beautiful Chelsea-based NYC office. Some roles have specific requirements around travel and in-office needs.
