Senior Platform Engineer

Prism Digital; San Clemente (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthtech SaaS company is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to scale infrastructure and platform capabilities. The role involves leading observability with Datadog, AWS and Terraform proficiency, and building CI/CD pipelines. Ideal for an autonomous engineer ready to impact a growing firm where infrastructure is crucial. The position is based in San Clemente, CA, with a salary range of $140,000 to $180,000.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with observability systems, preferably Datadog.
• Experience with AWS and Terraform.
• Track record of building CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead observability: own Datadog, ensuring systems are monitored.
• Build and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure using AWS + Terraform.
• Establish compliance foundations (HIPAA + SOC 2).
• Design CI/CD pipelines for safe deployments.
• Create development and staging environments for analytics.

Skills

Datadog ownership

AWS expertise

Terraform proficiency

CI/CD pipeline development

Compliance knowledge (HIPAA, SOC 2)

Job description

This range is provided by Prism Digital. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$140,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

Senior Platform Engineer | AWS, Terraform, Datadog | Scale a High-Growth Healthtech Platform

• 5 days in San Clemente (CA)
• $140,000 - $180,000 + equity

We’re looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to become the first hire dedicated to scaling our infrastructure and platform capabilities. This is a chance to own observability, security, and cloud operations at a fast-growing Healthtech SaaS that’s transforming how providers manage their revenue cycle.

As the first platform engineer, you’ll have real ownership: building the foundations of infrastructure, compliance, and developer productivity that the business will rely on as it scales.

What you’ll do:

• Lead observability: own Datadog, ensuring systems are monitored, alerting, and self-healing.
• AWS + Terraform: build and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure
• Establish HIPAA + SOC 2 compliance foundations
• Design CI/CD pipelines to accelerate safe deployments
• Create dev/staging environments and data infra for product & analytics teams

What we’re looking for:

• Hands-on experience owning observability systems (Datadog preferred)
• AWS & Terraform expertise
• Track record building CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC 2)
• Experience building 0-1: you will be the first platform hire.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives on autonomy, loves building things the right way, and wants to make a defining impact at a growing company where infrastructure is mission critical.

If you are excited by the prospect of this role, please get in touch quickly, as our client is looking to move quickly!

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Information Technology, and Project Management

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care
• Software Development
• IT System Custom Software Development