Senior Data Engineer – Clinical Platforms (Databricks)

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At Muttdata, we build innovative Data Products and Machine Learning solutions that help companies solve complex business challenges. As a fast-growing, remote-first startup, we're passionate about technology, collaboration, and continuous learning.
We are looking for an experienced, ownership-driven Senior Data Engineer to join our team 🐶🚀. You'll lead the architecture, design, and implementation of a next-generation, in-house clinical trial software platform built directly on Databricks, bridging the gap between software development and large-scale data engineering.
This role works closely with frontend developers, software architects, clinical research teams, and Clinical QA and Validation teams. It requires solid hands-on experience with Databricks and a strong understanding of clinical data standards and regulated environments. Ownership, clear communication, and the ability to build robust, compliant, and scalable solutions are essential to succeed in this fast-paced, collaborative environment.

🚀 What We Do

• Leveraging our expertise, we build modern Machine Learning systems for demand planning and budget forecasting.
• Developing scalable data infrastructures, we enhance high-level decision-making, tailored to each client.
• Offering comprehensive Data Engineering and custom AI solutions, we optimize cloud-based systems.
• Using Generative AI, we help e-commerce platforms and retailers create higher-quality ads, faster.
• Building deep learning models, we enhance visual recognition and automation for various industries, improving product categorization, quality control, and information retrieval.
• Developing recommendation models, we personalize user experiences in e-commerce, streaming, and digital platforms, driving engagement and conversions.

🌟 Our Partnerships

• Amazon Web Services
• Astronomer
• Databricks

🌟 Our Values

• 📊 We are Data Nerds
• 🤗 We are Open Team Players
• 🚀 We Take Ownership
• 🌟 We Have a Positive Mindset
  🔍 Curious about what we’re up to? Check out our case studies and dive into our blog post to learn more about our culture and the exciting projects we’re working on! 🚀

Responsibilities 🤓

• Design, build, and optimize enterprise data pipelines, lakehouse storage layers, and data models using Databricks (PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake) to power custom clinical application backends.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, software architects, and clinical research teams to build API-driven endpoints, data ingestion engines, and query layers for proprietary clinical trial software.
• Build performant, standards-compliant data structures to store EDC outputs, audit trails, device telemetry, and patient-reported outcomes, enabling rapid querying and downstream analytics.
• Partner with Clinical QA and Validation teams to ensure database structures, data pipelines, and clinical data repositories comply with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and GDPR.
• Implement real-time and batch ingestion jobs connecting legacy clinical systems, central labs, EHRs, and wearable devices into a unified Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Spark jobs, Delta Lake tables, and query execution times to support high-throughput, low-latency clinical platform workflows.

Required Skills 💻

• 4+ years of hands-on experience building production data pipelines and lakehouse architectures using Databricks, Delta Lake, and Apache Spark (PySpark or Scala).
• Demonstrated experience building, extending, or maintaining custom software applications for clinical trials (e.g., custom EDC, CTMS, Clinical Data Repositories, or eCOA/ePRO platforms).
• Deep understanding of clinical data standards and regulatory environments, including CDISC (SDTM, ADaM, CDASH), 21 CFR Part 11, GxP validation, and ICH-GCP guidelines.
• Strong experience with relational schema design, dimensional modeling, and unstructured data handling within Delta Lake environments.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, RESTful API integrations, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience working in cloud environments (AWS preferred, Azure or GCP).
• Advanced English to discuss technical requirements and solutions with clients in the United States

Nice to have 💻

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience with Databricks Workflows, Delta Live Tables (DLT), and Unity Catalog governance.
• Background working in a validated system environment (Computer System Validation / CSV).

🎁 Perks

• Remote-first culture – work from anywhere! 🌍
• AWS, DBT, Google Cloud, Azure & Databricks certifications fully covered
• In-Company English Lessons.
• Birthday off + an extra vacation week (Mutt Week! 🏖️)
• Referral bonuses – help us grow the team & get rewarded!
• Maslow: Monthly credits to spend in our benefits marketplace.
• ✈️🏝️ Annual Mutters' Trip – an unforgettable getaway with the team!
• 👶 Monthly Childcare Reimbursement  – Because supporting families matters too