Data Engineer

Posted 5 Days Ago
Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
118K-149K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
The Role
The Data Engineer will design, implement, and optimize data pipelines for analytics and AI, transforming raw data into structured datasets, utilizing technologies like Databricks and SQL.
Summary Generated by Built In
Who are we looking for?
A technical Data Engineer who is responsible for designing, building, and implementing data infrastructure that powers the organization’s analytics, system integrations, and AI initiatives.  This role is responsible for architecting scalable pipelines that ingest data from a wide range of applications, APIs, databases, files, and SaaS platforms into Databricks.
 
Why Daniels Health?
Daniels Health is a mission-driven global innovator in healthcare waste management, operating across the U.S., Australia, Canada, Europe, and South Africa. We're experiencing significant global growth—expanding our U.S. footprint through key facility acquisitions, strengthening our presence in Europe, and growing operations in Australia, Canada, and South Africa. As a consistently recognized industry leader, we're scaling our data and AI capabilities to power smarter decision-making, seamless integrations, and sustainable innovation across our rapidly expanding global operations.

What you will do:

  • Architect, build, and maintain robust ELT/ETL pipelines ingesting data from custom applications, third‑party APIs, databases, files, and SaaS platforms into Databricks.
  • Develop and maintain reverse ETL pipelines to move curated data from Databricks back into operational or application systems.
  • Transform raw data into structured and governed bronze and silver datasets using PySpark, SQL, Databricks notebooks/jobs and similar languages.
  • Implement schema management, data normalization, change-data-capture processing, and incremental load strategies.
  • Optimize ETL performance, data storage, and job execution costs.

Candidate Profile:

  • 5+ years of data engineering or software engineering experience
  • Advanced SQL and Python expertise with proven ability to write efficient, scalable code
  • Expert level experience using Databricks
  • Familiarity with GitHub, version control workflows, and automated testing practices
  • Understanding of data quality frameworks and experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
  • Deep understanding of data modeling techniques, ETL/ELT, and medallion architecture.

Be Part of Daniels Health's Global Growth Story
 
If you want to build high‑quality data products that drive meaningful outcomes—and you're energized by the idea of supporting a company scaling worldwide—we'd love to meet you.
 
Apply now and help shape the future of analytics at Daniels Health.
 
Candidates must currently reside in the United States and be authorized to work without sponsorship.
 
Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
 
 
 
 

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of data engineering or software engineering experience
  • Advanced SQL and Python expertise
  • Expert level experience using Databricks
  • Familiarity with GitHub and version control workflows
  • Understanding of data quality frameworks and Agile/Scrum
  • Deep understanding of data modeling techniques and ETL/ELT

Daniels Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Daniels Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Daniels Health.

  • Healthcare Strength Company materials indicate medical, dental, and vision coverage are available on day one. Early eligibility is cited as a contributor to overall compensation value in some roles.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth PTO and sick time are advertised as starting on the first day. Predictable schedules in certain teams are highlighted as supporting the practical use of time off.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Sales and account roles highlight base pay plus uncapped commission and mileage reimbursement. These structures are portrayed as making total compensation competitive for those positions.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
610 Employees
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

MAKING HEALTHCARE SAFER The philosophy that guides Daniels - striving to make a safer environment for everyone involved in healthcare. Daniels has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa and is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the medical waste space. Daniels'​ flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the globe. It has been peer reviewed in numerous medical journals with findings that indisputably assert it as the safest sharps collector in the world. Through education, innovation and service, we are committed to make the healthcare industry safer for the people who work in it and continually drive the development of ecologically sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical waste.

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