Koala Health · 23 hours ago
Data Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$125K/yr - $150K/yr
4+ years expKoala Health is an innovative online pharmacy focused on simplifying pet health management. The Data Engineer will own and evolve the company's data infrastructure, ensuring data is accurate, accessible, and actionable while partnering with various stakeholders to translate data needs into scalable solutions.
Consumer GoodsHealthcarePetHealth Care
No H1B
Responsibilities
Own and evolve Koala Health’s end-to-end data infrastructure, including ingestion, transformation, modeling, and delivery
Design and maintain reliable data pipelines from production systems (e.g., application databases, third-party tools, vendors)
Build and manage data models that support analytics, reporting, and operational use cases
Establish and enforce best practices for data quality, testing, monitoring, and documentation
Partner with stakeholders across product, operations, finance, and marketing to understand data needs and translate them into scalable solutions
Improve the reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency of the data stack as the business grows
Own incident response and debugging for data issues, proactively identifying and resolving root causes
Create and maintain clear documentation so data assets are understandable and usable across the company
Evaluate and implement tooling improvements where it meaningfully improves developer velocity or data quality
Act as a thought partner to leadership on how data can better support decision-making and operational efficiency
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, or in a similar role with significant end-to-end ownership
Strong SQL skills and experience building well-structured analytical data models
Hands-on experience working with cloud data warehouses, including Snowflake
Experience designing and operating ELT pipelines using managed tools such as Fivetran (or comparable ELT solutions)
Familiarity with modern data platform orchestration and transformation frameworks (e.g., Mozart or similar)
Experience enabling analytics and reporting workflows using Looker with an understanding of how data modeling impacts downstream usage
Solid programming experience (Python) for data pipelines and transformations
Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar)
Ability to independently diagnose data quality issues, identify root causes, and implement durable fixes
Proven ability to work autonomously, manage priorities, and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-moving environment
Strong systems thinking and an instinct for building simple, reliable solutions
Excellent communication skills and comfort collaborating with non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Experience in healthcare/pharmacy tech, veterinary or pet-health platforms, and/or high-volume eCommerce/subscription businesses with strong order, fulfillment, and operational analytics needs
Experience treating data as a product with clear ownership and accountability
Company
Koala Health
Koala Health provides medications and health products for pet needs.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$40MKey Investors
Valspring CapitalAlumni VenturesMenlo Ventures
2025-05-07Series B· $20M
2024-08-15Series A
2022-09-07Series A· $20M
Leadership Team
Gavin Cotter
Founder & CEO
Recent News
Menlo Ventures
2025-12-30
Crunchbase News
2025-12-04
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