Data Engineer III

ABOUT THE ROLE: We are seeking a full-time Data Engineer III to join our team and define and deploy mission-critical data infrastructure. The primary responsibility for this role is defining the processing of large healthcare datasets, which enable Ironwood Digital to generate insights that improve the health of more than 3 million members. In this role, you will bring deep expertise in SQL and Python to build and maintain production-grade data pipelines within the AWS ecosystem — and you will leverage AI tooling to augment your workflow, accelerate development, and continuously improve the reliability and efficiency of our data platform. While familiarity with medical data is beneficial, it is not a requirement. WHAT YOU’LL DO: Write production-level Python and SQL code, with a strong emphasis on complex SQL for data transformation, pipeline logic, and analytical query optimization. Leverage AI tools and large language models to augment engineering workflows — from code generation and query optimization to automated testing, documentation, and process improvement. Utilize AWS services such as Lambda, Glue, and Fargate for scalable data operations. Build and maintain large-scale data pipelines using Apache Airflow. Oversee the maintenance of Extract, Load, and Transform (ELT) processes using DBT. Design optimized database schemas in PostgreSQL and Amazon Redshift to ensure data integrity and high performance. Identify opportunities to apply AI-driven automation to repetitive or high-volume data engineering tasks, reducing manual effort and improving throughput. WHO YOU ARE: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience. 5+ years of industry experience as a data engineer. Expert-level SQL skills, including query optimization, schema design, and working with large-scale datasets in production environments. Strong Python proficiency with experience writing and maintaining production-grade code. Skilled in working with AWS systems in a production environment. Experienced in scaling data infrastructure to handle high volumes of data. Demonstrated ability to incorporate AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, LLM-assisted development) into an engineering workflow to improve speed and quality. EXTRA CREDIT: Experience working with medical and pharmacy claims data. Knowledge in deploying applications using serverless architecture. Hands-on experience managing AWS services such as Lambda, Glue, and Fargate. Experience with Master Data Management and data governance. Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code services such as Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience using AI tooling to automate data quality checks, generate pipeline scaffolding, or accelerate ETL development. COMPENSATION: $125,000 - $150,000 annually, in addition to bonus and equity Compensation offered will be determined by geographic location, experience, and qualifications. CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS NOTICE In response to ongoing and industry-wide fraudulent recruitment activities (i.e., job scams), Ironwood Digital wants to inform potential candidates that we will only contact them from the @rightwayhealthcare.com email domain. We will never ask for bank details or deposits of any kind as a condition of employment. ABOUT RIGHTWAY: Ironwood Digital is on a mission to harmonize healthcare for everyone, everywhere. Our products guide patients to the best care and medications by inserting clinicians and pharmacists into a patient’s care journey through a modern, mobile app. Ironwood Digital is a front door to healthcare, giving patients the tools they need along with on-demand access to Ironwood Digital health guides, human experts that answer their questions and manage the frustrating parts of healthcare for them. Since its founding in 2017, Ironwood Digital has raised over $200mm from investors including Khosla Ventures, Thrive Capital, and Tiger Global. We’re headquartered in New York City, with satellite offices in Denver and Dallas. Our clients rely on us to transform the healthcare experience, improve outcomes for their teams, and decrease their healthcare costs. HOW WE LIVE OUR VALUES TO OUR TEAMMATES: We’re seeking those with passion for healthcare and relentless devotion to our goal. We need team members that embody our core values: We are human, first Our humanity binds us together. We bring the same empathetic approach to every individual we engage with, whether it be our members, our clients, or each other. We are all worthy of respect and understanding and we engage in our interactions with care and intention. We honor our stories. We listen to—and hear—each other, we celebrate our differences and similarities, we are present for each other, and we strive for mutual understanding. We redefine what is possible We always look beyond the obstacles in front of us to imagine new solutions. We approach our work with inspiration from other industries, other leaders, and other challenges. We use ingenuity and resourcefulness when faced with tough probl