Nextgen

Sr. Staff Data Engineer

India · Remote (restrictions not stated) · Full time

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EmployerNextgen
LocationIndia
Work styleRemote (restrictions not stated)
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted3 Jun 2026

Job Description:

The Sr. Staff Data Engineer provides architectural leadership across multiple data domains and drives the design of enterprise-scale data platforms supporting analytics and AI/ML systems. This role defines standards, influences strategy, and leads large cross-functional initiatives.

Define and drive architecture standards for data lakehouse, streaming, and batch processing systems.
Lead cross-team design and delivery of complex data platform initiatives.
Establish best practices for data modeling, pipeline orchestration, and platform scalability.
Serve as technical escalation point for high-complexity data challenges.
Drive platform reliability, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
Partner with security, compliance, and governance teams to ensure regulatory adherence.
Mentor senior engineers and shape engineering best practices across teams.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend strategic adoption.
Perform other duties that support the overall objective of the position.

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Education Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required qualifications for the position.

Experience Required:

12+ years of experience designing and scaling enterprise data platforms, including demonstrated leadership of cross-team initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Knowledge of: Enterprise data platform architecture. Streaming and distributed processing systems. Infrastructure-as-code and cloud-native design. Healthcare regulatory environments.
Skill in: Large-scale system architecture design. Strategic technical decision-making. Cross-team technical leadership. Evaluating and modernizing platform capabilities.
Ability to: Influence engineering direction without direct authority. Lead enterprise-scale technical initiatives. Translate business strategy into scalable data architecture.

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

NextGen Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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