Lead Platform Engineer

LEAD PLATFORM ENGINEER Palo Alto, CA (3 Days in Office Required) $200,000 - $240,000 Base Salary Equity About the Company: Our client, an innovative healthcare AI company, is redefining how unstructured clinical data is transformed into structured, actionable insights using cutting-edge Generative AI. They are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to join their growing team and contribute to their groundbreaking mission. The Opportunity: As the Technical Lead for Data Platform Engineering, you will oversee the design, architecture, and development of a robust platform that prioritizes scalability, security, and reliability. Partnering closely with ML engineers and data scientists, you’ll play a critical role in optimizing backend services that drive AI-powered solutions. Key Responsibilities: Architect and develop a scalable, secure platform while ensuring robust performance. Create tools to validate AI-driven insights against clinical benchmarks and standards. Dedicate 75% of your time to hands-on coding and code reviews, primarily in Python. Collaborate with machine learning teams to refine backend systems and facilitate seamless deployments. Resolve platform challenges, particularly in areas like monitoring, authentication, and streaming. Develop an integrated platform for monitoring AI solutions and assessing their clinical impact. Support the growth of the engineering team through mentorship and recruitment efforts. Qualifications: Extensive experience in backend development using Python , with a focus on building scalable and reliable systems. Proficiency with cloud tools like GCP, AWS, Azure Strong knowledge of microservices architecture . Hands-on expertise with Terraform, Kubernetes, and containerization tools. Familiarity with healthcare data standards such as FHIR is a strong advantage. Experience working with Gen AI , vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Llama Index), and LLMs. Proven ability to take full ownership of platform development and ensure its continuous enhancement.