You will own the data foundation for an AI-first medical practice, building pipelines that transform messy healthcare records into clean, actionable data. Working alongside clinicians, you will design the infrastructure that powers real-time medical decisions. This is a high-impact role where your technical architecture directly improves patient care and health outcomes.
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San Francisco, USA$145K - $215K + Equity
Featured roleSan Francisco, USA$145K - $215K + Equity
Founding Data Engineer at VC-backed healthtech AI startup
Join a well-funded, AI-first medical practice in San Francisco as their first Data Engineer. You'll build the backbone of a platform that delivers real clinical care, transforming messy medical records into life-saving insights. Founded by a team with a $100M+ exit and backed by top-tier VCs, this role offers the rare chance to architect a modern healthcare data system from scratch and ship code that impacts patient outcomes daily. If you're a Python expert with deep FHIR/HL7 experience and a passion for AI, this is your opportunity to lead the next generation of healthcare technology.
Overview
Why this role stands out
Company
About the company
VC-backed healthtech AI startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Build ETL pipelines to ingest and normalize FHIR, HL7, and CCDA medical record formats.
- Design and maintain scalable data models on AWS optimized for AI retrieval and processing.
- Extract structured clinical data from unstructured sources like scanned PDFs, XML, and HTML feeds.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Has 5+ years of experience processing complex healthcare data and document extraction workflows.
- Possesses deep knowledge of healthcare standards including FHIR, HL7, and PII handling requirements.
- Is an AI-native engineer proficient in Python who uses modern LLM tools daily in their development.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Ship code that directly impacts real-world patient health outcomes and clinical diagnostic workflows.
- Join a high-performance founding team led by experienced entrepreneurs with a $100M+ exit.
- Gain massive ownership as a first engineering hire with the path to lead future teams.
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