What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Data Engineer position at Noom US?
Noom is a digital healthcare company that connects people to content, coaching, community, and clinicians to build healthy habits and promote better living. We're a mission-driven, high-growth organization that's powered by science, technology, and world-class talent.
Our Engineering team is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to focus on building scalable and maintainable data pipelines that empower self-service analytics across our product, data science, coaching, finance, and leadership teams. You will design and implement systems that simplify data workflows, improve documentation, and ensure efficient data processing at scale. Your expertise in Python, SQL, Airflow, and pipeline optimization will be key in building a robust, reliable data platform that meets the needs of both technical and non-technical users.
What You'll Be Doing :
- Lead the migration of data infrastructure from Redshift to Databricks.
- Build scalable, maintainable data pipelines using Python, SQL, and Airflow, improving existing complex logic to increase performance and reliability.
- Partner with Data Science, Product, Coaching, and Finance teams to deliver intuitive, domain-specific data sets, pipelines, and models.
- Support the transition to a self-service data model by designing simplified data pipelines and improving documentation and workflows.
- Provide operational support for data infrastructure, ensuring pipelines are reliable, secure, and cost-efficient.
- Collaborate with Analytics and Data Science teams to design standardized data models for business reporting.
- Design and implement best practices around data security, access, and storage, ensuring compliance with legal requirements regarding PII and PHI data.
- Build automation and tooling that simplifies the process for developers to publish and users to consume data.
- Serve as a mentor to junior engineers, helping them grow and write clean, maintainable code.
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More About Noom :
At Noom, we believe that the individual is the greatest force for good, not just in their health but in unlocking their fullest potential. We apply the same principles inside Noom. Across our dynamic organization, we empower our teams to execute on big ideas and we start and end each day with responsibility to make the world a healthier place. Fortune, Inc., Glassdoor, and Crain's have all named Noom a Best Place to Work including being named on Fortune's lists for Best Workplaces in New York, Best Workplaces in Technology, Best Workplaces for Women, and Best Workplaces for Millennials.
Noom is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, caste, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Noom is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation, please email accommodations-help@noom.com.
To help protect against potential hiring scams, please be aware that all email communications from the Noom Talent team and / or hiring managers will come only from an @noom.com email address. Our assessment process includes multiple phone and / or video interview rounds, and we will never ask you for personal payment, require you to purchase equipment, or extend a job offer without the completion of this interview process. If you are unsure about the validity of a Noom job posting on another website, we strongly encourage you to instead apply directly through our website.
Salary : $179,000 - $242,000
