<h1>Senior Data Engineer, Client Group</h1>Virta Health is on a mission to transform type 2 diabetes and weight-loss care. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives. Join us on our mission to reverse diabetes and obesity in one billion people.We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to play a pivotal role in building and scaling the data foundation for our high-growth company. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver scalable solutions that optimize operations and data quality, support complex client needs, and expand data access to drive growth. Your work will directly enhance our data accuracy, auditability, and operational efficiency by transforming fragmented, manual processes into robust, automated data products. This role requires a hands-on approach to solving complex data challenges that have a direct impact on the companys data reporting and scalability.<h1>Responsibilities</h1><ul><li>Design, develop, and maintain ELT data pipelines to ensure reliable and efficient data processing. Our tools include dbt, Dagster, and GCP.</li><li>Build and optimize data models to support analytics and reporting needs.</li><li>Collaborate with analysts and business stakeholders to create and maintain self-service tools that provide operational and analytical services.</li><li>Ensure data quality and integrity through testing, validation, and documentation.</li><li>Monitor and improve database performance, optimizing queries and warehouse costs. Our analytics database lives on BigQuery.</li><li>Automate and improve our data pipeline workflows for scalability and efficiency.</li><li>Work closely with product, engineering, and business teams to understand data requirements and translate them into effective solutions.</li></ul><h1>Must-Haves</h1><ul><li>5–8 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or a similar field.</li><li>Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.</li><li>Hands-on experience with cloud data warehouses (e.g., BigQuery), data transformation tools (e.g., dbt), and workflow orchestration (e.g., Dagster or Airflow).</li><li>Experience designing and maintaining robust ELT pipelines and scalable data models.</li><li>Familiarity with self-service analytics tools (e.g., Looker) and stakeholder collaboration.</li><li>Proven ability to solve complex problems and deliver data solutions that drive business impact.</li></ul><h1>Values-driven culture</h1>Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if:<ul><li>You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally</li><li>You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same</li><li>You prioritize positive impact over busy work</li><li>You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience</li><li>You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information</li><li>You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma</li><li>You take risks and rapidly iterate</li></ul>Is this role not quite what youre looking for? <a target="_blank" href="https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/virtahealth/form/talent-community-form">Join our Talent Community</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/virta-health">follow us on Linkedin</a> to stay connected!As part of your duties at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virtas security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided.#LI-remoteVirta has a location based compensation structure. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications &amp; experience. For this role, the compensation range is $167,249 - $216,000. Information about Virta’s benefits is on our Careers page at: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.virtahealth.com/careers">https://www.virtahealth.com/careers</a>.As part of your duties at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virtas security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided.As a remote-first company, our team is spread across various locations with office hubs in Denver and San Francisco. Clinical roles: We currently do not hire in the following states: AK, HI, RI Corporate roles: We currently do not hire in the following states: AK, AR, DE, HI, ME, MS, NM, OK, SD, VT, WI.#LI-remote