Software Engineer ll, Data Platform

Opportunity Overview:

This is a remote-first role that may require travel to Boston, MA for new hire onboarding and occasional in-person team meetings and company events.

We’re seeking a Software Engineer ll to join our Data Platform team and contribute to building scalable, reliable, and governed data pipelines that power analytics, operations, and clinical intelligence across Cohere Health. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working collaboratively across engineering and analytics teams and takes pride in delivering clean, well-documented, and production-ready data solutions.

As a Software Engineer ll, you’ll play a key role in our end-to-end data lifecycle—from ingestion to transformation to integration—enabling a high-trust data environment that supports real-time and batch workflows across domains. You’ll work with modern data tools and patterns, contribute to engineering standards, and help ensure platform performance, reliability, and scalability.

What you’ll do:

Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and curating data from internal and external sources

Implement and enforce schema validation, data quality checks, and job monitoring to ensure trustworthy data outputs

Collaborate with analytics engineers, architects, and product partners to define technical requirements and deliver data products that meet business needs

Write clean, testable code in Python and SQL, following best practices in version control, CI/CD, and documentation

Optimize and monitor production workflows using tools such as Airflow, dbt, Athena, EMR, Kafka, and Iceberg/Parquet

Participate in on-call rotations to support critical platform jobs and minimize operational disruptions

Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing

What you’ll need:

2-3 years of experience in data engineering or software development with a strong focus on data infrastructure

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience applying software engineering principles to data workflows

Track record of building and maintaining production grade systems using APIs

Experience working with cloud-native data tools such as Airflow, dbt, AWS (EMR, Athena, S3), and modern table formats (e.g., Iceberg, Parquet)

Ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams in a fast-paced, agile environment, plus

Excellent problem-solving skills and a growth-oriented mindset, plus

Healthcare data experience (e.g., claims, clinical, EHR), plus

Familiarity with streaming pipeline (eg: Kafka), plus

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and observability practices for data systems, plus

Pay Perks:

💻 Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel

🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

📈 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account

🏝️ Flex Time Off + company holidays

👶 Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave

🐶 Pet insurance

The salary range for this position is $110,000 to $120,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

Interview Process*:

Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening

Meet your Hiring Manager!

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About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer-provider decision-making across the care continuum–including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more–the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer-provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as …