Data Engineer II

Roles & Responsibilities Role qualifications:Bachelor's degree or above in (CS, Math, Data Science, Engineering, or other quantitative fields) + 2yrs work experienceA creative mind with excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skillsDemonstrated proficiency in Python and SQL programming.Ability to explore and manipulate large, complex data sets and extract value from them using ETL and ad-hoc scripting skills.Hands-on AI/ML algorithm development experience leveraging ML libraries and frameworks.Experience developing and deploying production AI product Python code in a cloud-native, micro-service environment.Strong proficiency with software tools/practices such as Git, linting, and unit/integration testing.Ability to quickly learn and skill up with unfamiliar data and/or products.Ability to thrive in both collaborative and independent work environments.Strong communication skills including summarizing, interpreting, and presenting data-derived insights.
Nice to have:Experience working with large-scale healthcare claims and clinical data.Familiar with healthcare data standards.Experience with (preferably) AWS or another public Cloud Platform services and toolsExperience working in an "Agile" and/or "Scrum" development environment using tools such as JIRAKnowledge/experience with of MLOps concepts.
What you will be doing:Solve business problems and discover meaningful business narratives told by the data by performing data exploration and mining and applying statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms.Conduct research and collaborate with product management and business stakeholders following design thinking principals to understand requirements and then design solutions that meet business objectives.Extract and manipulate large data sets, leveraging tools including Python, PySPark and SQLDemonstrate solution/algorithm feasibility by developing prototypes and communicating risk and limitations that may impact deliverables.Write production-quality, optimized code using test-driven development practices and applying data-driven QA to guide the creation of clearly documented, clean quality software.Perform team code review for production-ready software solutions, giving feedback to teammates, where appropriate, on opportunities for improvement of coding practices.Write and maintain unit and integrations testing suites, QA, and UAT scenarios for production products.Contribute to production software maintenance and deployment practices, including production code repo. and CI/CD pipeline processes such as git actions and hooks, package and environment creation and maintenance, and updating or implementing infrastructure as code.Identify areas where automation could increase team efficiency and independently design and implement useful automated solutions.Provide mentorship and guidance to junior associates, modeling effective working relationships and solution-building that demonstrates team and Availity culture and values.Support project timeline estimation and planning efforts.Communicate actionable insights to internal stakeholders and clients.
Availity culture and benefits:Availity is a certified "Great Place to Work" Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark hereWe have several Diversity & Inclusion teams, a Young Professionals Group, a She Can Code IT group for women in tech, and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates.Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there tooDon't feel like wearing business attire? Cool, you can wear jeans – we are a casual place.We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day oneWe offer unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays. Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO and go up from there with all the same holiday benefits.Interested in wellness? We allow our associates to reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc.Interested in furthering your education? We offer education reimbursementAvaility offers Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents.Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You're at the right place Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign.
Availity perks for remote, hybrid, and office-based associates:We offer a flexible working environment Whether you are a fully remote associate or one that enjoys a hybrid or fully onsite approach we are flexible to help ensure you have a working environment to thrive inAll associates have the opportunity to have 1on1 sessions with their supervisor or manager to help facilitate transparency and growth within the organizationAvaility holiday parties/events are available to ALL associates no matter if you are fully remote or have a hybrid or onsite scheduleDo you like food trucks? We have them almost daily at our office (when we're back to normal)Like food trucks a little too much? We also have an onsite gym with showersWe appreciate work/life balance Need to get a quick break in between meetings? We have Ping Pong, Foosball, Arcade games, and XBox to help you decompress – and we have a massage therapist onsite once a week for a little relaxation tooWe've got you covered with free coffee, lemonade, and tea anytime you want.

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