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[Remote] Sr. Data Engineer

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lyra Health is a leading provider of evidence-based mental health care, serving more than 20 million people globally. They are seeking a Sr. Data Engineer to build and scale their data enterprise, empowering teams to make better decisions and improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Join a team of innovative engineers building and scaling the core data infrastructure, pipelines, and services that power our products
  • Design and implement a robust data warehouse to support a wide range of analytics and operational use cases
  • Develop and maintain efficient data pipelines and curated data sets by working closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
  • And of course—write code every day!

Skills

  • 4+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
  • Proven track record of writing high-quality, production-ready Python and delivering impactful, scalable data projects
  • Expertise in SQL-based data modeling and transformation frameworks (e.g. dbt), with a focus on schema management, performance, and data governance
  • Strong experience with modern ingestion tools: configuring, deploying on data integration platforms (e.g. Airbyte), commercial ELT pipelines (e.g. Fivetran), and database replication methods like Change Data Capture (CDC)
  • Strong orchestration background: hands-on experience building robust, fault-tolerant pipelines using Apache Airflow (including custom alerting, advanced logging, and automated retry mechanisms)
  • Experience with modern data visualization and analytics tools such as Sigma or Tableau
  • Strong knowledge of Snowflake Cloud Data Warehouse Architecture, including native ingestion patterns (e.g. Snowpipe for continuous streaming) and open table formats (e.g. Apache Iceberg)
  • Strong knowledge of Snowflake administration including familiarity with maintaining security compliance, role based access control (RBAC), external authentication methods, and managing downstream data consumption in external platforms
  • A 'QA-First' engineering mindset: Strong experience in end-to-end data quality assurance, regression testing, and data validation. Capable of troubleshooting data discrepancies, and performance-tuning complex pipelines
  • Strong foundational knowledge of relational databases, core data warehousing principles, and dimensional modeling techniques
  • Experience working with sensitive data (such as PII/PHI) within healthcare or similarly regulated environments, implementing robust data masking or redaction processes
  • Familiarity with DevOps principles and infrastructure automation using Terraform
  • A thoughtful approach to balancing high-quality engineering standards with tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills with a talent for building consensus and distilling complex technical problems into clear, actionable business priorities

Benefits

  • Remote work

Company Overview

  • Lyra helps companies improve access to effective mental health care for their employees. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in California City, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.lyrahealth.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Lyra Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 3 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 6 in 2023, 6 in 2022, 1 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.