Data Engineer

About the company

Headlight is a psychiatry-founded organization focused on reshaping access to mental healthcare. Its goal is to make care easier to reach, improve how clinicians work, and use data to continually refine how services are delivered. The company’s mission is to improve lives one session at a time.

The clinical organization is built to give skilled practitioners both independence and strong support, allowing them to concentrate on better patient outcomes while also contributing to broader system-level improvements in care quality. Headlight is a trusted behavioral health partner in the Western U.S., with strong relationships that enable high interoperability, priority referrals, and coordinated care that improves results and lowers costs.

Headlight’s services combine convenience, access, and clinical expertise with technology that strengthens human connection rather than replacing it. The company believes person-to-person relationships are essential and aims to provide whole-person care so people are supported throughout the care journey.

Role overview

Headlight Health is a fast-growing behavioral healthcare company delivering therapy and psychiatry services across several states. Its BI and data engineering work is central to the business, supporting the real-time scheduling engine that pairs patients with clinicians, AI-enabled real-time agents, and the financial and clinical reporting used for major business decisions.

The company is hiring a Data Engineer for a small, high-performing team. In this role, you will work closely with the VP of Analytics and the CTO on production systems that operate around the clock in a HIPAA-regulated environment. This is a very hands-on engineering position where you will own data pipelines, develop stored procedures, troubleshoot integrations, and deliver improvements on an ongoing basis. You will also help build AI-powered automation to improve data and operational workflows.

Technology environment

• Python, including pandas, pyodbc, and requests
• T-SQL and Azure SQL Server stored procedures, with more than 300 version-controlled scripts
• Azure SQL Server as the main production warehouse, containing over 200 tables
• Azure cloud infrastructure
• A custom Python-based ETL platform
• HubSpot with deep connections across contacts, companies, deals, tickets, referrals, and referring physician structures
• NextGen EHR with raw-feed ingestion for patients, appointments, pharmacy, and clinical transactions

Additional information

If you need an accommodation for the interview process, you can contact [email protected] before scheduling.

Headlight encourages candidates to apply even if they do not meet every stated qualification. The company notes that people from underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply unless they match all criteria, and it welcomes applications from enthusiastic candidates whose experience may not align perfectly with every requirement.

Headlight states that it is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and aims to maintain a workplace that reflects those values. The organization also emphasizes support for a diverse clinician base and a welcoming, discrimination-free, and harassment-free environment.

By submitting an application, you agree to receive future communication from Headlight by email or text regarding this application and related opportunities. You may opt out at any time by contacting the company directly.

The posting notes that some job boards may display total compensation, which can include base pay plus bonus. For the exact base salary range, candidates are directed to the company’s website or internal job site.

Headlight also states that it may use AI tools to assist with parts of the hiring process, such as resume review, application screening, or response assessment. These tools support the recruitment team but do not replace human judgment, and final hiring decisions are made by people. Applicants who want more information about data processing can contact the company.