Data Engineer

McKesson Corporation

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Irving, TX
Salary
$157,414–$168,600 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 12, 2026 (soon)

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $169k
This role $163k
$117k most similar roles pay here $221k

This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $127,325–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $163k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About McKesson Corporation

McKesson Corporation is a premier American healthcare services company that distributes pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical supplies, and provides technology to the healthcare industry.

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TL;DR · Data Engineer

As a Data Engineer, you will independently design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance data pipelines and platforms. You will analyze business requirements to build end-to-end solutions involving ingestion, transformation, modeling, and serving layers while implementing complex ETL/ELT workflows optimized for reliability and cost efficiency. Your daily work involves managing Delta Lake capabilities like schema enforcement and versioning, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define data contracts and SLAs, and debugging issues related to distributed processing and latency. You will utilize a technical stack including SQL, Java, Python, MySQL, Databricks, Amazon S3, GitLab, API calls, and Katalon for automated testing. The role focuses on solving complex data challenges within the healthcare sector by ensuring robust data governance, security, and compliance standards while mentoring junior engineers and improving pipeline observability.

What does a Data Engineer earn?

Median $183138 from 214 postings across 58 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance data pipelines and platforms.
  • Analyze business requirements to design end-to-end solutions including ingestion, transformation, modeling, and serving layers.
  • Implement complex ETL/ELT workflows optimized for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Manage Delta Lake capabilities such as schema enforcement, evolution, and data versioning.
  • Negotiate data contracts and define SLAs with Product, QA, and upstream system owners.
  • Debug complex issues involving distributed processing, high data volumes, and latency challenges.
  • Enforce data governance, security, and compliance standards within Databricks environments.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing through code reviews and process improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • Five years of experience in the job offered or a related field.
  • Two years of experience using SQL to debug and fix application-related issues.
  • Two years of experience using Java to build and enhance applications.
  • Two years of experience using Python to build and enhance applications.
  • Two years of experience using MySQL to write queries for data investigation and troubleshooting.
  • Two years of experience using Databricks to build and maintain scalable data pipelines.
  • Two years of experience using Amazon S3, GitLab, API calls, and Katalon for development and testing.

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