Remote Staff Software Engineer, Data Platforms

Description:

• Phil is a San Francisco-based, Series D health-tech startup founded in 2015, focused on streamlining the prescription process between doctors, pharmacies, and patients.
• The company’s B2B2C platform provides an end-to-end prescription management and delivery service, connecting patients, prescribers, pharmacies, and manufacturers for affordable access to medicine.
• The Staff Software Engineer, Data will lead the data engineering efforts at PHIL, overseeing the development and maintenance of the data pipeline from upstream sources to downstream consumers.
• This role involves leading a team of engineers, both onshore and offshore, and reporting to the Director of Engineering.
• Responsibilities include designing and launching backend data services and API platforms, collaborating with product and analytics teams, maintaining data pipelines, optimizing performance, and ensuring comprehensive documentation of data systems.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience is required.
• Candidates should have 10+ years of progressive experience in software development, particularly with a focus on data; experience in the health-tech sector is a plus.
• Experience in building and maintaining secure, end-to-end systems and services is necessary, with a preference for skills in Golang, PostgresDB, and MongoDB.
• Candidates should enjoy working with data and have the ability to write standard, maintainable SQL, including window functions.
• A deep understanding of algorithms and efficient data structures is required.
• Experience with all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle is essential.
• Strong critical thinking, debugging, and problem-solving skills are necessary.
• A sense of ownership in developing and managing core logic for a consumer experience is important.
• Experience with Looker, Snowflake, and dbt is a plus, as is experience in building systems for health-tech companies.

Benefits:

• This position offers a ground floor opportunity with one of the fastest-growing startups in health-tech.
• Employees will enjoy a fully remote working environment.
• Competitive compensation will be provided, commensurate with experience.
• Full benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• A pension plan is also included as part of the benefits.