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Senior Data Engineer (Freelance - all genders)
Contract type
Freelance
Work mode
Remote · European Union
Experience
Senior · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Senior Data Engineer role at AlfaDocs, a healthcare software company, to be the first dedicated data professional and build the company's data infrastructure from scratch. It is a long-term freelance collaboration of approximately 10-15 hours per week, reporting directly to the CEO.
At a glance
- Employment
- Freelance · Independent contractor
- Work mode
- Remote · European Union
- Languages
- English – C1
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to consolidate data from multiple sources into a reliable, scalable data infrastructure
- Take ownership of designing and implementing the data warehouse, ensuring data quality, consistency, performance, and scalability
- Develop clear, maintainable data models and a semantic layer that provide a consistent foundation for business reporting and analytics
- Enable and support internal teams in creating dashboards, charts, reports, and analyses to drive data-informed decisions
- Ensure the data warehouse can be securely and effectively accessed through LLM-based solutions, enabling context-aware querying and insights
- Evaluate the existing setup based on Google BigQuery and Dataform, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend alternative technologies where they provide clear advantages
- Establish best practices for data quality, documentation, access management, and compliance, creating a sustainable foundation for future growth
What we're looking for
- Significant professional experience in Data Engineering, with demonstrated experience building a data warehouse from the ground up
- Deep expertise in building reliable data pipelines, integrating diverse data sources, and designing scalable data warehouse architectures
- Strong knowledge of dimensional modeling, data transformations, and semantic layers that support consistent business metrics and self-service analytics
- Strong proficiency in SQL and modern cloud data warehousing technologies
- Experience with Google BigQuery and Dataform is highly relevant, but open to alternative tools and architectures
- Practical understanding of how to make structured business data accessible to LLM-based applications, with appropriate attention to data context, accuracy, and security
- Proficient in English (at least C1), both written and spoken
Nice to have
- Experience with SaaS business models and KPIs, including MRR, ARR, logo churn, revenue churn, LTV, CAC, and related metrics
- Previous experience working with fast-growing SaaS companies, particularly as an early or first dedicated data professional
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About AlfaDocs.com
All-in-one, cloud-based healthcare software platform
AlfaDocs provides an all-in-one, cloud-based software platform that streamlines practice management and patient relationships for medical practices, so healthcare professionals can focus more on care and less on administration.
Mission
Transform healthcare by making the daily lives of medical practices and patients easier through streamlined practice management and patient relationships.
Key facts
- Healthcare software
- Offices in Italy & Germany
- Uses Google BigQuery and Dataform as initial data infrastructure
- Role reports directly to the CEO
What they value
- Collaborative and respectful environment
- Responsibility to deliver high-performance solutions
- Shared passion to make a lasting impact on the healthcare industry