CareerPlan

Senior QA Data Engineer

USARemoteFull-time$130k–$150k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10

Core

Establish the next generation of data quality and testing at Gradient AI by designing, building, and running automated data quality checks across the data pipeline to ensure the trustworthiness of customer data powering AI solutions for insurance.

Role type

Senior QA Data Engineer

Builds

Automated data quality suite, data quality reports, and validation checks for data pipelines

Domain

Insurtech / Data Engineering / Quality Assurance

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Automated data testing, SQL (Spark SQL), Python, Airflow, Databricks (Delta Lake), dbt, Soda, CI/CD, data pipeline testing, anomaly detection, root-cause analysis

Preferred skills

Health insurance or healthcare data experience, data observability tools, front-end test automation (Cypress, Playwright)

Technologies

dbt, Soda, Spark SQL, Python, Airflow, Databricks, Delta Lake

Responsibilities

Design and maintain automated data quality checks using dbt tests, Soda, and custom SQL; Validate data loads for completeness, sequencing, and schema; Reconcile data across Databricks layers and downstream outputs; Detect anomalies and unexpected changes in historical data; Define severity levels and produce data quality reports; Track quality metrics to retire flaky checks; Partner with engineers to integrate checks into new pipelines

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC