Backend Engineer — Data Platform at Savant Bio

Department: Roivant Health

Compensation · Listed in posting

$175,000 – $250,000/yr

Setup: Remote, Hybrid
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Aug 27, 2026

Description

Savant is hiring a Backend Engineer to mature and scale the data platform supporting its clinical data products. The role focuses on production pipelines, backend services and APIs, data models, orchestration, Kubernetes workloads, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization across Python, SQL, AWS, and healthcare data systems. It is remote-eligible with preference for candidates able to work in New York City, and offers a base salary of $175,000 to $250,000 per year plus equity.

Required Skills

Python
SQL
AWS
Kubernetes
Dagster
DuckDB
PostgreSQL
Ducklake

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 5+ years of experience building production backend or data-intensive software systems
Experience with AWS and Kubernetes
Experience designing and operating data pipelines at scale using Dagster, Airflow, Prefect, or a comparable orchestration framework
Preferred Qualifications: Experience processing clinical, claims, laboratory, registry, or other healthcare data
Experience with Dagster
Experience with distributed batch processing or compute-intensive data pipelines
Familiarity with HIPAA, de-identification, auditability, or other information security requirements for sensitive data
Experience supporting machine-learning or LLM inference pipelines
Experience in an early-stage startup or small, fast-moving technical team
Translation Company Name: Savant Bio