Staff Data Software Engineer at Komodo Health
- Role: Full-Time
- Compensation: $200,000 – $298,000 + equity
- Location: SF/NY (a few days a month) or Remote US
- Visa: Can sponsor/transfer (Must already be in the US)
- Source: Hacker News
About the Role
Healthcare in the U.S. is a mess. Komodo Health is fixing that—with data. We've mapped the patient journey across the country to build the most complete picture of disease burden and treatment gaps. Our customers are pharma, payers, and health systems who actually want to do something meaningful with that information.
We have an exciting project: we are building a custom, healthcare-data-specific compute engine that can be orders of magnitude faster than any analytics solution out there.
We're looking for a Staff-level Data Software Engineer (emphasizing the importance of both data and software) to work on this project at the core of our platform. This is a data-engineering problem solved with real software-engineering rigor: you'll be designing the data structures and query systems that make analytics over massive healthcare datasets feel instant. You will be building the engine, not just wiring up someone else's pipeline DAGs.
It's demanding, low-level, performance-obsessed work, and correctness is sacred. If you care about where the microseconds go and refuse to trade off getting the answer right, you'll fit in. The team is very small, and we intend to keep it this way.
Requirements
- Staff-level software engineering experience with deep systems chops; you reason naturally about memory, parallelism, and performance.
- Strong systems background: Rust is a plus; strong C++/Go/systems experience that transfers is welcome.
- Serious data engineering experience: Large-scale data processing, columnar formats, correctness/validation at scale, and schema discipline.
- AI experience: Optional, but the curiosity to go deep on it is required.
- Location: Must already be in the US.
Perks
- Flexibility: Offices available in SF/NY, but you can choose to work from home.
- Team Connection: On-sites every few months at various locations to let the team mingle.
- Growth: Executive/career coaching available if desired.
How to Apply
Interested? Email ramraj.velmurugan@komodohealth.com.
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- You must already be in the US.
- You need advanced data engineering experience.
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