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Smile Digital Health

Smile Digital Health

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Senior Technical Product Manager (Remote Canada)

RemoteSeniorPosted Aug 17, 2026
Apache SparkDatabricksDelta LakeKafkaPythonSQLMicroservicesFHIR+12 more

About this role

Lead the strategic transformation of Smile Digital Health's Data Ingress Engine using Apache Spark, Databricks, and Medallion Lakehouse Architecture. Own product roadmap for Master Data Management and Data Remediation Engines processing millions of clinical records into Golden Patient Records.

Must have

5+ years of Technical Product Management experience leading complex backend data platforms or big-data ingestion systems

Proven track record productizing solutions powered by Apache Spark and distributed data processing frameworks

Deep familiarity with Medallion Architecture and Delta Lake/Parquet performance patterns

Demonstrated experience optimizing complex nested arrays and hierarchical data structures for analytical query engines

Direct experience productizing Master Data Management, entity resolution, or identity matching tools

Experience with event-driven architectures, Dead-Letter Queues, and data replay/remediation workflows

Ability to comfortably write and execute SQL and Python to analyze raw datasets and define logic rules

Technologies

PythonSQLGitRESTKafkaMicroservicesJSONDatabricksCI/CDApache SparkDelta LakeFHIRParquetHL7C-CDASNOMED CTLOINCRxNormICD-10SQL-on-FHIR

Responsibilities

Lead product vision and roadmap to decouple core data ingestion modules into highly scalable standalone micro-services

Productize event-driven and streaming ingestion pipelines capable of processing billions of high-velocity records

Establish clear API contracts, event interfaces, and integration specs for external sources feeding raw payloads into the platform

Define requirements for transitioning mass analytics pipelines onto Databricks/Medallion Architecture using Apache Spark

Drive design of optimized Silver and Gold layer datasets with flattened FHIR data into high-performance columnar models

Own product requirements for FHIR-native MDM Engine defining rules for deterministic and probabilistic patient matching at scale

Productize Survivorship Logic to establish rules for creating and maintaining the Golden Record across fragmented data feeds

Build out end-to-end exception lifecycle for data validation failures from isolation in DLQs to structured error reporting

Define requirements for Data Steward interfaces allowing users to review exceptions and perform manual record merges/unmerges

Architect Idempotent Replay Mechanisms to re-ingest corrected payloads without generating duplicate data or corrupting state

Benefits

Flexible time offTraining and career developmentEmployee Assistance ProgramHealth insuranceRetirement benefits with matchCompetitive salaryRemote work

Amenities

Remote Work EnvironmentFlexible Time Away From Work Policy including PTO, Personal and Sick DaysSuper HAPI Fun Club

Recruitment process

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Company ranked #19 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Ranking for 2024

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FHIR-based data liberation platform used in over 20 countries

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Position is a replacement role supporting continued growth and operational excellence

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AI may be used in portions of recruitment and selection process such as resume screening

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All hiring decisions are made by qualified human decision-makers

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Company values diversity, equity, and inclusion with focus on respect and belonging

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Candidates encouraged to inform company if accommodations are needed during interviews or while working