Garner is on a mission to transform the U.S. healthcare system — and we’re the only proven player doing exactly that. We partner with employers to redesign how healthcare works: applying 550+ proprietary clinical metrics across 80+ specialties to a dataset of 320M+ patients to identify the best-performing doctors, then using compelling incentives to steer members to the care that helps them get healthier, faster.
The result is a rare “win win” — better care and lower costs for both members and employers. In just five years, our work has helped over 2.5 million people access higher-quality care and saved $1B in healthcare costs. We recently raised our Series E and have doubled five years running. If you've ever wanted your work to solve a problem that touches every person in this country, this is the opportunity to do exactly that. You'd be joining a team fundamentally reimagining healthcare in the U.S. — and using AI to scale that impact further and faster than anyone else can.
We are seeking an exceptional Senior Data Engineer with a high sense of ownership who is excited about our mission, eager to learn and teach others, and can deliver across the tech stack. This role will report to our VP, Engineering. The ideal candidate should have experience with a modern data stack and implementations of data pipelines using Python and SQL in AWS.
Where you will work:This role will be based in our New York City office. You must be willing to work in the office 3 days per week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
What you will do:- Build, optimize, and maintain data pipelines that power our business
- Define and build out abstracted reusable data sets to be used for Business Intelligence, Marketing, and Data Science Research
- Design, build, and evangelize a federated data validation frameworks to be used to monitor potential data inconsistencies
- Protect our users’ privacy and security through best practices
- 4+ years of software/data engineering experience (distributed data processing, data warehousing, data governance, Big Data, data variance, data privacy, and data quality)
- Expertise in SQL, job experience, and demonstrated strength with Python
- Expertise in building scalable data pipelines, query optimization, data modeling, and defining reusable datasets
- Experience working with orchestration tools (especially Airflow), databases (especially PostgreSQL), datalakes (especially Iceberg), data warehouses (especially Snowflake)
- Expertise with SQL tuning, Spark development, medallion and event-driven architectures.
- Familiarity with healthcare or insurance
- Familiarity with data security and HIPAA compliance
- 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
You’ll work on problems that matter, at a company working to change healthcare at scale. You’ll work at the intersection of AI and systemic healthcare reform, where the problems we solve are as interesting and compelling as the mission.
At Garner, you’ll take on real, ambitious problems with real ownership and autonomy, alongside exceptional, principles-based people who genuinely want you to win. It’s demanding by design. You’ll be challenged to stretch beyond what you thought possible and receive consistent coaching to help you grow and do the best work of your career. This isn't the right fit for everyone, and that's intentional. The people here are driven by what's at stake for real people, and that's what gives our intensity its purpose.
Technologies we use:- Postgres/SQL, Snowflake, Python, AWS, Terraform, Argo, Airflow, Spark, DuckDB, Iceberg, Airbyte, DBT, ElasticSearch (aka OpenSearch), OpenTelemetry, Looker
This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing company in a transformative role, helping shape the future of healthcare.
Compensation Transparency:The target salary range for this position is $220,000.00 - $245,000.00. 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) with company match, flexible spending accounts, Teladoc Health and more.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:Garner Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.Garner Health is committed to providing accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
Skills Required
- 4+ years of software or data engineering experience
- Experience with distributed data processing, data warehousing, data governance, Big Data, data variance, data privacy, and data quality
- Expertise in SQL and demonstrated strength with Python
- Experience building scalable data pipelines, query optimization, data modeling, and reusable datasets
- Experience with orchestration tools, especially Airflow
- Experience with databases, especially PostgreSQL
- Experience with data lakes, especially Iceberg
- Experience with data warehouses, especially Snowflake
- Expertise with SQL tuning and Spark development
- Experience with medallion and event-driven architectures
- Familiarity with healthcare or insurance
- Familiarity with data security and HIPAA compliance
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Garner Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — The “Garner for Garner” reimbursement is described as meaningfully reducing out-of-pocket medical costs when using Top Providers, with caps up to $4,000 for individuals and $8,000 for families. Company and employer-verified materials present this as a standout element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible/unlimited PTO, 12 weeks paid parental leave, and a fully paid six-week sabbatical after five years indicate broad time-away support. PTO is employer-verified and characterized positively in recent updates.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is granted to every employee, and stock options are often cited as a valuable component of total rewards. Company materials also reference recurring tender opportunities that can enhance access to equity value.
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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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