Staff Data Engineer

16 hours ago

Redwood City, California, United States Karius Full time
About Karius

Karius is a pioneering life sciences company that is revolutionizing the way pathogens and other microbes are observed throughout the body. By unlocking the information present in microbial cell-free DNA, we're helping doctors quickly solve their most challenging cases, providing industry partners with access to thousands of biomarkers to accelerate clinical trials, discovering new microbes, and reducing patient suffering worldwide.

Position Summary

We are seeking a seasoned Staff Data Engineer to drive data platform initiatives across the data value chain at Karius. As a key member of our engineering team, you will have the opportunity to develop and optimize the data platform to enable our users to extract insights from large amounts of commercial, operational, genomic, and clinical data, ultimately providing actionable insights that serve the business and patients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain production-grade platforms and tooling that add value across the data lifecycle (ingest, transform, serve) for various use cases such as reporting, data analytics, machine learning, and bioinformatics.
  • Develop and optimize the data platform to enable our users to extract insights from large amounts of commercial, operational, genomic, and clinical data.
  • Interface with cross-functional technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify unmet needs, ensure alignment with data initiatives (scope, timelines, deliverables), and communicate results and outcomes.
  • Coordinate with the engineering and IT domains to understand, interface with, and extend production data and software systems using engineering best practices.
  • Foster a growth mindset and self-starter attitude, continually seeking opportunities for process and system improvements with a focus on quality, practicality, and delivered value.
Requirements
  • B.S. degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related technical fields involving algorithms or coding (e.g., Physics or Mathematics).
  • 10+ years of data engineering / software development experience with at least 5 years of relevant experience in building enterprise-scale data platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with data platforms (e.g. Databricks) and cloud services (e.g AWS).
  • Experience with ETL/ELT tooling, batch and stream processing, and developer toolset (e.g. Python, SQL).
  • Strong conceptual understanding of data modeling and practical experience with enterprise data models and data architecture components.
  • Familiarity with data science tooling such as notebooks, standard data processing/visualization libraries, and ML tooling.
  • Working knowledge of generative AI concepts and hands-on experience with frameworks and tooling.
  • Demonstrated experience in implementing and maintaining data governance and compliance frameworks, including handling Protected Health Information (PHI) and adhering to regulatory standards.
What's Fun About the Job?

Karius is operating at the edge of what is now known to be possible in infectious disease diagnostics. With that, comes a wave of new and incredible challenges and opportunities. To deliver on that value, you will be tapping into some of the most advanced technologies, architecting and innovating where the current solutions simply don't suffice. You will get to see how much your work really matters.

Travel and Physical Requirements

No travel required. Work is generally performed in an office environment. Subject to extended periods of sitting and/or standing, vision to monitor and moderate noise levels.

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