St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Software Engineer IV - Data Platforms (Memphis, TN or Remote in USA)

US-AnywhereRemote in Memphis, TN
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in software engineering and systems development.
  • Experience with enterprise-scale data platforms in on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Expertise in SQL Server database engineering and performance tuning.
  • Understanding of enterprise data ingestion patterns with cloud platforms like AWS.
  • Familiarity with modern tools like CData and dbt for data transformation.
  • Knowledge of SQL Server replication technologies, including CDC.
  • Strong process and data modeling skills.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as technical authority for platform-level systems and architecture.
  • Design and maintain robust technical processes across various technologies.
  • Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to align architecture with business outcomes.
  • Lead technical design reviews and make trade-off decisions on system performance.
  • Oversee a portfolio of products, balancing delivery and technical debt.
  • Drive continuous improvement in system reliability and operational maturity.
  • Act as mentor to junior engineers, fostering best practices.

Benefits

  • Low cost, low deductible Core Medical Coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision).
  • 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution.
  • Exceptional Paid Time Off.
  • Maternity/Paternity Leave.
  • Infertility Treatment Program.
  • Adoption Assistance.
  • Education Assistance and Enterprise Learning Development.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Software Engineer IV on the BIDE platform, you'll serve as a technical leader for the systems that power ALSAC's enterprise analytics ecosystem. This role offers true end-to-end ownership-from architectural design through production stability-on a mission-critical BI platform that supports decision-making at scale.

You will lead the design, build, and evolution of complex, high-scale data and software systems while partnering closely with Enterprise Architecture, Product, and Engineering teams. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on technical authority, architectural influence, and operational excellence, and who enjoys balancing delivery, reliability, and long-term platform health.

What You'll Do

Technical Leadership & Architecture
  • Serve as the technical authority for platform-level systems, owning architecture, data flows, and technical standards across products.
  • Design, build, and maintain robust technical processes spanning multiple technologies, programming languages, and database structures.
  • Partner closely with Enterprise Architects to ensure alignment between architecture standards, technical solutions, and business outcomes.
  • Lead technical design reviews and make informed trade-off decisions balancing speed, performance, reliability, data integrity, and maintainability.


Portfolio Ownership & Prioritization
  • Own technical oversight for a portfolio of products and services, helping prioritize work across competing demands including delivery commitments, production support, technical debt, and platform modernization.
  • Influence where engineering effort is invested to maximize organizational value.


End-to-End Ownership & Operational Excellence
  • Be accountable for production readiness, system reliability, and incident prevention across portfolio systems.
  • Establish and enforce standards for monitoring, alerting, resiliency patterns, runbooks, and post-incident reviews.
  • Drive continuous improvement in platform stability, observability, and operational maturity.


Delivery & Execution
  • Plan, architect, and lead large-scale technical initiatives, upgrades, and implementations.
  • Collaborate with business leaders, product teams, and engineering managers to align technical execution with business priorities.
  • Introduce and evaluate modern tools and emerging technologies that improve platform capability and sustainability.


Mentorship & Collaboration
  • Act as a technical lead and mentor to Software Engineers I-III through coaching, design guidance, code reviews, and pair programming.
  • Support team growth by promoting best practices across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).


Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, systems development, and large-scale technical design.
  • Proven experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale data platforms in both on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Deep expertise in SQL Server / database engineering, including performance tuning, reliability, and troubleshooting long-running or blocking workloads.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise data ingestion patterns using SQL, APIs, and cloud-based platforms (AWS), with awareness of downstream analytics and warehouse impacts.
  • Experience with modern data ingestion and transformation tools (e.g., CData, dbt, or equivalent), with a focus on production ownership and maintainability.
  • Working knowledge of SQL Server replication technologies, including Microsoft Replication and Change Data Capture (CDC).
  • Strong skills in process modeling, data modeling, database design, and technical specification creation.
  • Excellent communication, organization, and planning skills; able to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Hands-on experience with containerization supporting data engineering or AI/ML workloads.
  • Exposure to cloud-native architectures supporting scalable, reliable data pipelines.
  • Experience with project planning, technical road-mapping, and deployment strategies.


Benefits & Perks
The following Benefits & Perks apply toFull-Time Roles Only
We're dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life's special moments. We're also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.

  • Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
  • 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
  • Exceptional Paid Time Off
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave
  • Infertility Treatment Program
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Education Assistance
  • Enterprise Learning and Development
  • And more

About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. The hospital was founded in 1962 by entertainer Danny Thomas and is located in Memphis, Tennessee. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. The hospital has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world. St. Jude is known for its groundbreaking research and treatment of childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Learn more about St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Size
4,500 employees
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Founded
1962

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