Data Engineer (Staff/Senior)

Abridge was founded in 2018 with the mission of powering deeper understanding in healthcare. Our AI-powered platform was purpose-built for medical conversations, improving clinical documentation efficiencies while enabling clinicians to focus on what matters most—their patients. Our enterprise-grade technology transforms patient-clinician conversations into structured clinical notes in real-time, with deep EMR integrations. Powered by Linked Evidence and our purpose-built, auditable AI, we are the only company that maps AI-generated summaries to ground truth, helping providers quickly trust and verify the output. As pioneers in generative AI for healthcare, we are setting the industry standards for the responsible deployment of AI across health systems. We are a growing team of practicing MDs, AI scientists, PhDs, creatives, technologists, and engineers working together to empower people and make care make more sense.

The Role

Our generative AI-powered products are revolutionizing the practice of medicine, and we’re looking for a highly motivated Data Engineer to join our growing US-based Data Engineering team. In this crucial role, you will build and optimize large scale data infrastructure to drive business decisions and machine learning research.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain scalable data services, pipelines, and storage solutions for the feedback of unstructured application data for ML training and evaluation purposes.
• Build and manage OLAP databases, ELTs, and general data tooling for analytics, business decisions, and product features.
• Optimize data infrastructure to enhance throughput, latency, and reliability of the data system.
• Investigate and correct issues identified through data operations monitors, tools, and reports.
• Design data integrations and a data quality framework.
• Work closely with a team of frontend and backend engineers, product managers, and analysts.

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Backend Engineering with a focus on data systems.
• Proficient in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Scala) and SQL (any variant).
• Experience with at least one modern cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure) and accompanying data services.
• Experience in building systems that manage the ingest, transformation, and management of both structured and unstructured data types.
• Deep knowledge of modern data infrastructure best practices, distributed systems, and various distributed processing frameworks.
• Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and containerization technologies; familiarity with deploying ML models at scale is a bonus.
• Proven ability to build well-modeled, documented, and easy-to-understand data products.
• Ability to prioritize amidst changing priorities in a fast-moving environment.

Base Salary: $200,000 USD - $265,000+ USD per year + Equity

The salary range provided is based on transparent pay guidelines and is an estimate for candidates residing in the San Francisco and New York City metro areas. The actual base salary will vary depending on the candidate's location, relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Additionally, this role may include the opportunity to participate in a company stock option plan as part of the total compensation package.

Work Model

• Must be willing to work from our SF office at least 3x per week; this position requires a commitment to a hybrid work model.
• Relocation assistance is available for candidates willing to move to San Francisco.
• Must be willing to travel up to 10%. Abridge typically hosts a three-day builder team retreat every 3-6 months, which features internal hackathons, collaborative project sessions, and social events.

Why Work at Abridge?

• Be part of a trailblazing, mission-driven organization that powers deeper understanding in healthcare through AI!
• Opportunity to work and grow with talented individuals and have ownership and impact at a high-growth startup.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance — We pay 100% of the premium for you + 75% for dependents.
• Equity — All new full-time employees receive equity as part of their total compensation.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) — Salaried team members can take off as much approved time as they need; we encourage a minimum of 3 weeks off per year.
• Paid Holidays — 13 paid holidays.
• Learning and Development budget — $3,000 per year for coaching, courses, workshops, conferences, etc.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan — Contribute pre-tax dollars toward retirement savings.
• Paid Parental Leave — 16 weeks paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
• Flexible working hours — We care more about what you accomplish than specific hours worked.
• Home Office Budget — Up to $1,600 in a one-time reimbursement to set up your home office.
• Commuter Benefits — Use pre-tax dollars for qualified commuting expenses.
• Coworking Space Reimbursement — $300/mo if you’re not near one of our offices.
• Paid Sabbatical Leave — 30 days of paid Sabbatical Leave after 5 years of employment with Abridge.
• Plus much more!

Life at Abridge

At Abridge, we’re driven by our mission to bring understanding and follow-through to every medical conversation. Our culture focuses on the patient experience, outcomes, and end-user satisfaction. Abridgers—engineers, scientists, designers, and health policy experts—come from diverse backgrounds to transform an industry dominated by EHRs into a consumer-driven experience.

We believe in fostering a growth mindset, sharing knowledge, and pushing each other to excel in our fields.

Diversity & Inclusion

Abridge is an equal-opportunity employer, actively welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. Inclusion is at the core of our values.

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