Data Engineer - Healthcare Encounters
Saferidehealth · United States · Remote
Posted Oct 4, 2026
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About the Role:
SafeRide Health is seeking a Data Engineer or Senior Data Engineer with Healthcare Encounters experience to take ownership of our encounters data workflows.
This role is a key risk-mitigation hire: it will create clear accountability for building encounter files, moving data to and from external partners, processing responses, and measuring performance.
In this role, you will:
Own the technical encounters workflow and reduce single-point-of-failure risk
Build encounter files and scalable pipelines for delivery to third parties
Ingest and process response files and create systems to measure encounter performance
Use SQL and Python to develop, automate, validate, and troubleshoot data workflows
Partner with internal teams to improve encounter completeness, accuracy, and timeliness
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field
3+ years of professional experience building with SQL and Python
Data warehousing and data modeling experience in a professional environment, including star-schema modeling and report design
AWS Data Services (Redshift, Athena, S3, DMS, Glue, SageMaker, etc.)
Experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow
Experience building data solutions in a high-scale or high-expectation engineering environment
Demonstrated ownership and ability to design and implement solutions in a rapidly transforming environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with healthcare data exchange, external submissions, response processing, or performance measurement
Direct encounters experience within a payer, state agency, healthcare organization, or comparable environment
Ability to take end-to-end ownership of an operationally critical data workflow
What Success Looks Like:
Own the Encounters Solution Architecture and implementation
Create reliable systems for outbound encounter files and inbound response processing
Improve measurable encounter completeness, accuracy, and timeliness
Benefits:
Competitive salary and annual bonus opportunities
Remote with flexible hours
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Generous PTO, 10 paid company holidays, and paid parental leave
Career growth opportunities in a mission-driven organization
About Us:
SafeRide Health is a technology and services company committed to eliminating transportation barriers to healthcare. By combining our proprietary tech platform with a nationwide network of vetted transportation providers, we empower payers and health systems to deliver smarter, more reliable non-emergency medical transportation.
Our platform supports the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and provider programs - improving health outcomes and patient experiences at scale.