Employment Type
Full-time
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Position title
Senior Data Engineer (Azure)
Description

RAAPID is a leading healthcare technology innovator specializing in AI-enabled risk adjustment solutions. Funded by Microsoft and Great Place to Work-certified organization, we serve payers, healthcare providers, and support organizations with cutting-edge technology solutions that optimize revenue, ensure compliance, and reduce administrative costs. 

Why RAAPID? 

  • Backed by Microsoft: Proudly funded by M12, Microsoft's venture fund, validating our technology innovation and market potential 
  • Industry Pioneer: Leveraging state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, machine learning, vision AI, and knowledge graphs to transform healthcare operations 
  • Strong Foundation: Built on four key pillars - Trust, Technical Competence, Stability, and Technical Innovation 
  • Recognition: Proud recipient of HITRUST certification, demonstrating our commitment to security and compliance 
  • Culture: Certified Great Place to Work, reflecting our dedication to employee satisfaction and professional growth 
  • Mission-Driven: Focused on revolutionizing value-based healthcare through customizable, AI-powered solutions 
  • Global Presence: Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, with a robust team of over 100 employees across the US and India 

Role Summary 

We are hiring a Senior Data Engineer to drive the development of scalable, high-performance data pipelines for a migration project to a modern Azure Native architecture. This role will be instrumental in building an AI-ready data platform using Microsoft Fabric (Fabric IQ) and enabling seamless integration with AI/ML workflows (Foundry IQ). 

Responsibilities
  • Design and build robust, scalable data pipelines (batch + near real-time) using Microsoft Fabric (Data Pipelines, Lakehouse) 
  • Lead migration of existing pipelines (AKS/custom ETL) to Fabric-native architecture
  • Implement Medallion Architecture (Bronze Silver Gold) for structured and unstructured healthcare data 
  • Develop and optimize data models and transformations for analytics and AI use cases

Build ingestion frameworks for: 

  1. APIs (FHIR, EHR systems) 
  2. Files (JSON, HL7, CSV) 
  • Ensure data quality, validation (FHIR/claims), and observability across pipelines

Enable AI/ML workflows by preparing datasets for: 

  1. RAG pipelines
  2. Feature engineering and model consumption
  • Optimize pipeline performance, cost, and scalability 
  • Collaborate with Architects, AI/ML engineers, and Product teams to translate requirements into data solutions 
  • Mentor junior engineers and drive engineering best practices 
Qualifications

Languages: Python, PySpark, SQL (advanced) 

Azure / Fabric: 

  • Microsoft Fabric (preferred) OR Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake

Data Architecture: 

  • Lakehouse, Medallion Architecture 
  • Batch + streaming data processing 

Data Handling: 

  • JSON, Parquet, CSV, API integrations 

Performance Optimization: 

  • Partitioning, indexing, query tuning

Required Experience 

  • 4 to 6 years of experience (3+ years in data engineering) 
  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Platform 
  • Proven experience in building and optimizing large-scale data pipelines
  •  Experience in data platform modernization or migration projects

Nice to Have 

  • Experience with healthcare data (FHIR, claims, EHR) 
  • Exposure to RAG pipelines / vector databases / AI data prep Familiarity with event-driven architectures 
  • Understanding of data security & governance in regulated environments

Success Metrics 

  • High-quality, scalable pipelines delivered on time 
  • Seamless migration with minimal business disruption 
  • Improved data performance, reliability, and cost efficiency Strong enablement of AI/ML and analytics use cases 

What We’re Looking For 

  • Strong hands-on engineer with ownership mindset 
  • Ability to operate in fast-paced, evolving architecture environment Problem-solver with focus on performance, scalability, and data quality Mentor and team player 

Why This Role Matters 

This role is critical to building the foundation of AI-first platform, enabling: 

  • Scalable data processing via Fabric IQ 
  • AI-driven intelligence via Foundry IQ 
  • Future-ready healthcare data platform