Junior Data Engineer

About Cylinder

Founded in 2021 and offered as an employer benefit, Cylinder (formerly Vivante Health) delivers personalized, clinician-backed care to those suffering from digestive issues through its virtual health platform. Cylinder’s tech-forward, human-first program connects members to the right level of support at the right time through an easy interface, bringing the healthcare ecosystem together to align around member needs. Cylinder’s dedicated care teams help members proactively address their gut health from every angle – decreasing costs, reducing absenteeism, and improving their quality of life, at scale. Cylinder’s vision is to create a world where people receive convenient, personalized, and affordable access to the quality digestive healthcare they need to improve their overall health.

Position Summary

We're looking for an enthusiastic Junior Data Engineer to join our growing data team and contribute to our mission of improving digestive health outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their data engineering career to gain hands-on experience with healthcare data while working alongside experienced mentors. You'll help build and maintain data pipelines that directly impact patient care while developing your technical skills in a supportive, learning-focused environment.

Why This is a Great Learning Opportunity

You'll be working on meaningful problems that directly impact patient health while gaining exposure to cutting-edge healthcare data challenges. Our supportive team environment emphasizes growth and learning, with senior engineers dedicated to your professional development. You'll have the opportunity to work with diverse data sources and modern technologies while building expertise in the rapidly growing healthcare technology sector.

What You'll Learn and Contribute:

• Build and maintain data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and reporting with guidance from senior team members

• Support Data Science and Business Intelligence teams with data preparation and quality assurance

• Help monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline issues under supervision

• Contribute to improving data quality and pipeline reliability initiatives

• Learn to work with distributed systems and cloud technologies

• Write clean, well-documented code following established team practices

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop well-documented, tested data pipelines following team coding standards and best practices

• Participate in code reviews and collaborative design sessions to continuously improve your technical skills

• Work closely with product stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions

• Support data quality monitoring and help identify and resolve data issues

• Contribute to team documentation and knowledge sharing initiatives

• Stay curious and continuously learn new technologies and techniques

You'll be a good fit here if you are:

• Growth Mindset: You're eager to learn and grow your technical skills while contributing to meaningful healthcare solutions.

• Team Collaboration: You enjoy working closely with other engineers and stakeholders in a supportive, mentorship-focused environment.

• Healthcare Interest: You're motivated by the opportunity to improve patient outcomes and are interested in learning about healthcare data challenges.

• Quality Focus: You care about writing clean code and understand the importance of data security and privacy.

• Problem-Solving: You're curious, ask good questions, and enjoy working through technical challenges with guidance.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, OR equivalent experience through bootcamps, self-study, or professional projects

• 0-2 years of experience with data engineering, analytics, or related technical roles (internships and personal projects count!)

• Basic proficiency with SQL and Python (we'll help you grow these skills!)

• Familiarity with or interest in learning modern data tools like dbt, Airflow, or cloud platforms

• Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for learning in a collaborative environment

• Interest in healthcare technology and improving patient outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coursework or personal projects involving databases, data analysis, or cloud computing

• Any exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) through coursework or personal exploration

• Basic understanding of software development practices like version control (Git)

• Previous internship or project experience with data analysis or engineering

• Interest in or exposure to healthcare data (through coursework, volunteering, or personal interest)

What We Offer

• Comprehensive mentorship and professional development opportunities

• Exposure to cutting-edge healthcare data challenges and modern data technologies

• Collaborative, supportive team environment focused on learning and growth

• Opportunity to make a real impact on patient health outcomes

• Flexible, remote-first work environment with strong team culture

Cylinder Health is an equal opportunity employer. We believe safe spaces where everyone can be their authentic selves is the key to a successful team so we welcome and embrace all identities, cultures, and backgrounds.