Platform Engineering Manager - DataLake nexhealth · Seattle · Platform & Infrastructure $176,000–$220,000 11mo ago

Devopsroles; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

NexHealth in the United States is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to build and scale our foundational platforms for healthcare data.

You'll hire and develop engineers, raise the bar with architectural reviews and processes, and partner with Product to define long-term platform roadmaps. This hands-on leadership role rewards ownership, collaboration, and high-impact, cross-functional delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of total software engineering experience.
• 4+ years leading engineering teams.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale infrastructure.
• Strong ownership and leadership in ambiguous contexts.

Responsibilities

• Hire and develop engineers to build a world-class team.
• Set high technical standards through architecture reviews and processes.
• Partner with Product to define and execute long-term platform roadmaps.
• Drive execution and collaborate across teams on complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Balance velocity with long-term technical quality and security.

Skills

People leadership

Engineering management

Cross-team collaboration

Architectural reviews

Data-driven decision making

First-principles thinking

Ownership & accountability

Mentorship

Hiring and team building

Strategic roadmaps

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

About NexHealth

Our healthcare system remains frustratingly analog. When you live in a world of one-tap car rides, instant meal delivery, and unlimited streaming, why do you still have to call to schedule a doctor’s appointment and fill out a clipboard in the waiting room?

NexHealth’s mission is to accelerate innovation in healthcare by connecting patients, providers, and developers. We’re building the infrastructure layer for modern healthcare, connecting thousands of fragmented, on-premise, and closed EHR systems into a single, modern platform that powers software, APIs, payments, and patient experiences across the ecosystem.

• Founded: 2017
• Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
• Funding: $177M Series C
• Employees: 200+
• Trusted by tens of thousands of providers and hundreds of health-tech developers — forging the infrastructure layer that modern healthcare needs

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to help build and scale our foundational platforms – the healthcare database of the future that no one has yet built.

Your team will tackle some of the most complex and high-impact technical challenges in healthcare: how to ingest, store, and serve intrinsically graph-like data at global scale, and how to ensure that entities only see the data dimensions they are authorized to access. You’ll think from first principles, prototype and productionize novel solutions, and develop a truly heterogeneous data lake that stores the world’s multi-modal healthcare data.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands‑on leader who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is passionate about solving hard, unsolved challenges. No prior experience in health tech is required.

What You’ll Do

• Hire and develop world‑class engineers to build an exceptional team
• Support engineers’ career growth through clear feedback, mentorship, and leadership development
• Establish and uphold high technical standards through sound processes (e.g., architecture reviews, testing) and strong engineering culture
• Partner with engineering and product leadership to define and execute long‑term platform roadmaps
• Drive execution and collaborate across teams to deliver complex, cross‑functional initiatives

What You’ll Bring

• 4+ years leading high‑performing engineering teams with a proven track record of innovation
• 10+ years of total industry experience in software engineering
• Exceptional people leadership skills with experience coaching and developing engineers
• Deep experience delivering large-scale, foundational infrastructure systems
• Strong judgment balancing engineering velocity with long‑term technical quality
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively across Product, Sales, and Customer Success
• Demonstrated success defining and driving technical and organizational roadmaps
• A builder mindset with experience scaling teams and systems in fast‑paced environments
• Strong ownership and initiative in ambiguous, evolving contexts
• Bias for action and data‑driven decision making
• First‑principles thinking applied to technical and organizational challenges
• Deep care for people development and team health
• Alignment with NexHealth’s values and mission
• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Compensation

Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just the base salary component of NexHealth’s total compensation package for employees. Other benefits may include stock options, an unlimited paid time off policy, and up to 100% coverage on medical, vision and dental insurance.

NexHealth Compensation Range$176,000—$220,000 USD

Benefits

• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision (up to 100% covered)
• 401K and commuter benefits
• Flexible PTO
• High‑impact work that directly improves the healthcare experience for millions

Our Values

• Solve the customer’s problems, not yoursWhen making decisions, think from the perspective of the customer. It’s easy to make decisions that make our lives simpler, but not the customers.
• Do the things others are not willing to doAs a Nexer, always go after the hardest problems. Pursue things at the highest quality. Move at the fastest pace.
• Take ownership
  Act like a founder. Own your roles, destinies, mistakes, behavior, and our mission. The buck stops with each of us - no blaming or excuses.
• Say what’s on your mind, with positive intent
  Be direct, proactive, transparent, and frequent in your communication.
• Default trust
  As a Nexer, you do not have to earn trust, trust is given to you by default. If we by default trust each other, our speed of communication, feedback, information sharing, and overall improvements will be a lot faster.
• Think in first principles
  We first identify the problem and then break it down to its fundamentals before diving into solutions. We constantly ask “why” to validate our assumptions.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to participate in the application or interview process. Contact [e-mail] to request assistance.