Brightside Health delivers life-saving virtual mental healthcare to everyone who needs it. We are powered by proprietary AI, purpose-built technology, a world-class clinician network, and a care model that rivals the best of in-person treatment. When combined with precision psychiatry and leading-edge therapeutic techniques, we’re able to improve outcomes for those with mild-to-severe clinical depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders. Our innovative approach has earned recognition from leading publications such as Healthline, Fortune, and Forbes, naming us 'Most Comprehensive,' and 'Best Online Therapy for Anxiety and Depression.'
We take an action-oriented, purposeful approach with everything we do and seek out team members who value collaboration and thoughtful prioritization. As a result, our organization is looking for the brightest and most innovative talent in the industry. We can promise you that, as a member of the Brightside team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate alongside smart and driven people while growing your professional skills.
We are looking for an Associate Data Engineer to contribute to our Data Platform, reporting directly to the Senior Director, Platform Services. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the entire Data Lifecycle (DLC) using dbt, BigQuery, Airflow, and Terraform. You will partner closely with the Data Analytics and Data Science teams to ensure scalable, efficient, and reliable data infrastructure. Ultimately, this role will focus on building reliable transformations using Python and SQL, and optimizing our data platform infrastructure to support business insights and decision-making.
What you’ll be doing an Associate Data Engineer
- Build and maintain data pipelines using dbt and Airflow
- Collaborate with analysts and stakeholders to support data-driven decision-making
- Build Automated data testing with good test coverage to ensure data quality
- Optimize BigQuery performance for scalability and efficiency
- Participate in on-call rotations for troubleshooting and triaging outages/errors
- Support Data science and Data Analyst by curation required data
Requirements:
- Strong SQL and data modeling expertise
- Experience in dbt development and deployment
- Knowledge in Data science is a plus
- Proficiency in Python programming
- Hands-on experience with Airflow pipeline orchestration
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) knowledge with Terraform
- Cloud experience (GCP preferred, but other public cloud platforms are acceptable)
Benefits:
- A competitive salary
- Fully paid for comprehensive health care (medical, dental, vision)
- Pet Insurance
- Life Insurance & Short / Long Term Disability
- 401k Plan
- Unlimited PTO and sick leave
- Parental Leave
- Work remotely and whatever schedule works best for you
- Additional memberships and perks
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise. If you have questions on compensation bands, please ask your recruiter.
Brightside Health is committed to equal employment opportunities for all team members. Every decision we make regarding employment is solely based on merit, competence, and performance. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We realize the full promise of diversity and want you to bring your whole self to work every single day.
Research shows that underrepresented groups typically apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria listed. At Brightside, we are dedicated to fair play and encourage women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ job seekers to apply for positions even if they don’t check every box for the role.
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