501 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, USA
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Posted
Jul 22, 2026
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Job Description
## Overview
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Additional Job Information
Well is on a mission to redefine the healthcare experience. This is an opportunity to re-shape healthcare for America. We are developing solutions to improve the quality and affordability of healthcare. We welcome team members who are passionate about that mission. We embrace diversity and are committed to building an inclusive team.
Well is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. We seek diversity and encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.
## Description
Company: The mission of Well (https://www.well.co/) is to transform healthcare through our unique impact on our members' health and happiness. We do this through our differentiated consumer experience and world-class data and analytics engine that drive engagement and behavior change. Our product — a consumer health engagement platform — integrates concierge services, behavioral health, telemedicine, care management and wellness services to drive sustained engagement, lower costs and improve the health of members. In addition to our product, we know our team makes us unique. We’re a highly diverse and engaged organization whose employees are passionate about the mission of the company and whose management is passionate about the employees. We promote an employee- and member-centric culture with generous benefits, which you can learn more about here:https://www.well.co/careers.
Position Title: Data Engineer
Reporting To: Manager, Data Engineering
Location: Chapel Hill, NC; Minneapolis, MN; Boston, MA (Newton); New York, NY; Remote in approved locations
Salary: This role can be hired for at either the Data Engineer 1 ($115,000-$135,000) or Data Engineer 2 ($125,000-$145,000), depending on qualifications, plus bonus potential and benefits
Position Summary:
Well is seeking an experienced and self-motivated data engineer to help build the next generation of our data pipelines and data tooling. You will be creating new services, interfaces, data pipelines and cloud infrastructure to support the transfer, ingestion, monitoring and integration of large amounts of data: thousands of files, millions of events, and billions of rows in our data lake. We are in the process of scaling our data infrastructure and driving mission critical AI features for our products. Come join us, it’s a pivotal time to be at Well and you’ll make a real difference.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the design and implementation of a robust ETL process, managing file ingestion from external parties to AWS, GCP, and BigQuery with a focus on scalability and reliability.
- Configure, maintain, and extend core data platform and internal data administration tools.
- Monitor ETL processes with internal and external partners, and respond to events and/or data processing errors.
- Collaborate with a team of experienced software engineers, DevOps engineers and data scientists to create and deliver a seamless, tailored experience for data team stakeholders.
- Achieve operational excellence in software development by participating in and leading code reviews, quality assurance, and production monitoring
- Take personal responsibility for keeping all Well systems and data, including sensitive member data, secure and safe, according to Well data and security policies and HIPAA guidelines
## Requirements
- Experience in delivery of software utilizing Node.js, Python, SQL, and Terraform
- 3+ years of software development experience using cloud providers (AWS and/or GCP)
- Good understanding of general engineering principles, trade-offs, and systems design
- Robust coding abilities and demonstrated ability to resolve complex technical challenges
- Experience with test driven development, an understanding of microservices and big data patterns with insight into choices and tradeoffs involved
- Degree and/or background in a related field such as Computer Science, Engineering or a quantitative discipline with strong demonstrated practical experience
- Willingness to learn new patterns, languages, technologies and methodologies, aligning both with our Engineering culture and continuously evolving technology environment
- Experience working with healthcare data such as insurance claims, electronic health records, and wearables a plus
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement robust ETL processes for file ingestion to AWS, GCP, and BigQuery.
Configure, maintain, and extend core data platform and internal data administration tools.
Monitor ETL processes and respond to data processing errors.
Collaborate with software engineers, DevOps engineers, and data scientists to deliver tailored data experiences.
Lead code reviews, quality assurance, and production monitoring to achieve operational excellence.
Ensure all systems and data, including sensitive member data, are secure according to HIPAA guidelines.
Requirements
Degree or background in Computer Science
Engineering
or a quantitative discipline
Skills Required
Node.jsPythonSQLTerraformAWSGCPETLMicroservicesBig data patternsTest driven developmentSelf-motivatedCollaborationProblem solvingWillingness to learnHealthcare dataInsurance claimsElectronic health recordsWearables
Benefits
Bonus potential
Generous benefits
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