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Lead Data Engineer

AT GoodRx
GoodRx

Lead Data Engineer

Seattle, WA / Remote

GoodRx is the leading prescription savings platform in the U.S. Trusted by more than 25 million consumers and 750,000 healthcare professionals annually, GoodRx provides access to savings and affordability options for generic and brand-name medications at more than 70,000 pharmacies nationwide, as well as comprehensive healthcare research and information. Since 2011, GoodRx has helped consumers save nearly $75 billion on the cost of their prescriptions.

Our goal is to help Americans find convenient and affordable healthcare. We offer solutions for consumers, employers, health plans, and anyone else who shares our desire to provide affordable prescriptions to all Americans.

About the Role

GoodRx is looking for extremely smart and curious data engineers, who are deft at working with a wide variety of languages, a variety of raw data formats, in a fast-paced and friendly environment. You will collaborate and work with teams across GoodRx to build outstanding data pipelines and processes that stitch together complex sets of data stores in order to guide business decisions.

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Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, data analysts and engineers to define features needed for a Data Platform
  • Provide mentorship and technical leadership for a team
  • Work closely with other engineers to scale infrastructure, improve reliability and efficiency
  • Improve developer tooling with a focus on reliability and efficiency
  • Write good technical documentation
  • Perform large system upgrades and migrations
  • Maintenance and improvement of multiple CI/CD pipelines
  • Act as an in-house data expert who makes recommendations regarding standards for code quality and pipeline architecture
  • Develop, deploy and maintain data processing pipelines using cloud technology such as AWS, Kubernetes, Lambda, Kafka, Airflow, Redshift, S3, Glue, and EMR
  • Make smart engineering and infra decisions based on data auditing and collaboration
  • Lead and architect cloud-based data infrastructure solutions to meet stakeholder needs

Skills & Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of professional experience in any one of the Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or GCP
  • 8+ years experience in engineering data pipelines using data technologies (Python, Databricks, pySpark, Kafka) on large scale data sets
  • Experience in managing Data Platforms such as Databricks, Redshift, Astronomer
  • Experience building or maintaining a Data Platform that supports multiple engineering teams and processes big data
  • Ability to quickly learn complex domains and new technologies
  • Innately curious and organized with the drive to analyze data to identify deliverables, anomalies and gaps and propose solutions to address these findings
  • Experience designing data models that have been implemented in production
  • Strong experience in writing complex SQL and ETL development with experience processing large data sets
  • Familiarity with AWS Services (Redshift, RDS, EKS, S3, EMR, Glue, Lambda)
  • Experience using GitHub, Docker, Terraform, CodeFresh, Jira
  • Experience contributing to full lifecycle deployments with a focus on quality and scalability

Good To Have:

  • Experience with customer data platform tools such as Segment
  • Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with data quality processes, data quality checks, validations, data quality metrics definition and measurement
  • AWS/Kafka/Databricks or similar certifications

Engineering teams are responsible for supporting appropriate security controls, including management, operational, and technical controls in addition to general GoodRx best practices, such as reading and adhering to the security policies and procedures, being vigilant and observant of potential security threats, etc.

At GoodRx, pay ranges are determined based on work locations and may vary based on where the successful candidate is hired. The pay ranges below are shown as a guideline, and the successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and other relevant business and organizational factors. These pay zones may be modified in the future. Please contact your recruiter for additional information.

San Francisco and Seattle Offices:
$202,000.00 - $323,000.00

New York Office:
$185,000.00 - $296,000.00

Santa Monica Office:
$168,000.00 - $269,000.00

Other Office Locations:
$151,000.00 - $242,000.00

GoodRx also offers additional compensation programs such as annual cash bonuses and annual equity grants for most positions as well as generous benefits. Our great benefits offerings include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with a company match, an ESPP, unlimited vacation, 13 paid holidays, and 72 hours of sick leave. GoodRx also offers additional benefits like mental wellness and financial wellness programs, fertility benefits, generous parental leave, pet insurance, supplemental life insurance for you and your dependents, company-paid short-term and long-term disability, and more!

We're committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company and industry. That's why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of the best and brightest from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has a seat at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunities to excel.

With that said, research shows that women and other underrepresented groups apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria. GoodRx is committed to leveling the playing field, and we encourage women, people of color, those in the LGBTQ+ communities, individuals with disabilities, and Veterans to apply for positions even if they don't necessarily check every box outlined in the job description. Please still get in touch - we'd love to connect and see if you could be good for the role!

GoodRx is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please reach out to us at accommodations@goodrx.com.

GoodRx is America's healthcare marketplace. The company offers the most comprehensive and accurate resource for affordable prescription medications in the U.S., gathering pricing information from thousands of pharmacies coast to coast, as well as a tele-health marketplace for online doctor visits and lab tests. Since 2011, Americans with and without health insurance have saved $60 billion using GoodRx and million consumers visit goodrx.com each month to find discounts and information related to their healthcare. GoodRx is the #1 most downloaded medical app on the iOS and Android app stores. For more information, visit www.goodrx.com.

Client-provided location(s): Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Santa Monica, CA, USA
Job ID: GoodRX-JR100376
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Founder led