As Staff Engineer, you will lead a data engineering team, architect data pipelines, mentor engineers, and optimize performance while ensuring system reliability and adherence to standards.
Bellese is a mission-driven Digital Services Company committed to pioneering innovative technology solutions in civic healthcare. Our dedication lies in making a meaningful impact on public health outcomes.
Driven by service design, we strive to know the “Why” to understand the healthcare journey for patients, caregivers, providers, payers, and policymakers. Our goal is to design and build solutions that reduce confusion, provide clarity, support decision making, and streamline the process so that we and our partners can focus on providing better health outcomes by improving patient care and reducing costs and burden.
The Team you will be joining:
HQR
Our team is charged with maintaining and improving the software at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that supports the Hospital Quality Reporting program. Thousands of hospitals across the country depend on these systems to submit quality measure data that reflects the care beneficiaries receive in their facility. Our teams will continuously strive to modernize these systems, while improving them in ways that reduce provider burden and minimize costs to CMS. We do this through HCD and Service design practices, product thinking, and skilled engineering. At Bellese, we’re relentlessly focused on enabling and empowering providers to focus on improving the quality and safety of patient care.
Background check requirements
- US Citizenship or documented proof of eligibility to work in the US
- Has been living in the US for at least the past 3 years
- Successful candidate is subject to a background investigation by the government and must be able to meet the requirements to hold a position of Public Trust
- Disclaimer: Medical or recreational marijuana use is still considered illegal at the federal level, regardless of state laws allowing such, and may affect your ability to obtain Public Trust. (see article)
Joining our team at Bellese Technologies isn't just about the work—it's about the perks and benefits that make every day a little brighter.
- Four weeks paid time off yearly (prorated based on start date for the first year)
- 10 paid company holidays
- Flexible schedule and remote-first culture
- $3000 annual education stipend
- Work from home setup including a Macbook
- Collaborative, learning environment
- Medical, dental, and company-paid vision insurance
- Optional HSA account with some medical plans and a company contribution
- Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance coverages
- Company paid short and long term life insurance
- Optional critical illness and accident insurance
- 401K plan with 3% safe harbor contribution
- Wellness resources and virtual care
- Perks Plus employee discounts
You will like it here if
- You foster a collaborative ethos, driven by the mission to deliver exceptional customer service to clients. You are passionate about Healthcare and changing the healthcare landscape. You’re an out of the box thinker, always striving to know the “why” when it comes to building solutions. You excel in a team-oriented, remote-first environment characterized by mutual respect and open communication. Your adaptability and ability to navigate challenges ensure your success in any situation.
Responsibilities
- As the Staff Engineer/ Technical Lead for the Analytics Team, you will spearhead a team of engineers, providing the guidance and technical oversight necessary to ensure the successful delivery of all project milestones.
- Architect and evolve scalable data pipelines using Python (PySpark) on Databricks.
- Lead design and implementation of data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration frameworks.
- Mentor and guide other data engineers through technical leadership and coaching.
- Drive performance optimization, cost efficiency, and system reliability at scale.
- Contribute to long-term data platform strategy and roadmap
- Review designs and code, providing thoughtful feedback and raising the engineering bar
- Research and build proof of concepts in the data spaceWrite clean, well-structured, and maintainable code, adhering to established coding standards and best practices
- Perform thorough code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and identifying potential risks or areas for improvement
- Debug and resolve defects, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues before they impact users
- Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, such as stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across the team
- Assist in the estimation, prioritization, and planning of development tasks, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Continuously evaluate and recommend new dataframe related technologies, frameworks, and tools, helping to drive innovation and keep the team up-to-date with industry trends
- Engage in ongoing professional development to stay current with industry best practices, and share knowledge and insights with the team as appropriate
- Assist in the implementation and maintenance of security, compliance, and governance policies within the Databricks and AWS environment to ensure adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering or backend/platform engineeringStrong expertise in Python, with deep hands-on experience using PySpark
- Proven experience designing and operating production systems in Databricks
- Solid understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT process, and distributed computing
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithmsExperience with Agile development methodologies
- Ability to work independently as well as in a teamStrong problem-solving and analytical skillsStrong verbal and written communication skills
- Related experience in analytic programming, data extraction, querying databases/data warehouses and data analysis.
Nice to have:
- AWS Experience (S3, EC2, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, etc)
- R experience
- SAS experience
- Professional Databricks/Apache Spark Certification(s)
- Experience with Jenkins
The Salary range for Staff Engineer is $150,000-$182,400 USD/Annual
U.S. citizen or legal right to work in the United States without sponsorship
Top Skills
AWS
Databricks
Pyspark
Python
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