Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Ambience; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Remote-friendly culture with SF HQ

Parental leave

Annual company/off-site events

Flexible time off

Job summary

Ambience Healthcare is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for our Platform team in San Francisco. You will design, build, and maintain core infrastructure powering clinicians using our platform daily, with exposure to AI innovations as an OpenAI portfolio company.

In the first six months, you will set foundations for observability, reliability, and scalability, owning major initiatives in our AI stack from design to deployment. Hybrid work with SF office 3x/week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience tackling multi-team, zero-to-one software problems.
• Proficient with cloud providers, containers, queuing systems and databases.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable platform infrastructure powering the product.
• Anticipate bottlenecks and re-architect components proactively.
• Lead platform initiatives with high strategic value and reduce tech debt.
• Maintain code quality and promote shipping reliable software.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

5+ years experience

Ownership

Team player

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kafka

SQS

PostgreSQL

Job description

The Role:

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team, you will design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure that empowers healthcare providers who use our platform every single day as they care for patients. As an OpenAI portfolio company, you will be surrounded by the leading minds in AI and exposed to the latest advancements in our field.

In the first 6 months, you'll be responsible for setting up the foundations for long-term success, investing in platform observability, reliability, and scalability. You'll own the entire lifecycle of major technical initiatives in our AI stack — from system design to deploying the code you've written.

Our Engineering roles are hybrid in our SF office 3x/wk.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and architect scalable, reliable platform infrastructure that underpins every product experience our clinicians depend on
• Anticipate system bottlenecks and proactively re-architect key components before they create issues for our customers
• Lead platform initiatives with high strategic value, accelerating speed of iteration while preventing accumulation of technical debt
• Hold the codebase to a high standard and contribute to engineering processes that encourage shipping quality code with confidence

Who You Are:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience, or equivalent
• You have 5+ years experience tackling challenging zero-to-one software engineering problems that have spanned multiple teams
• You're comfortable working on a modern infrastructure stack, including cloud providers (e.g. AWS, GCP), containers (e.g. Docker), queuing systems (e.g. SQS, Kafka), and standard database technologies (e.g. Postgres)
• You have a demonstrated ability to own execution of ideas from inception through to successful outcomes
• You're willing to flex up and down the stack in order to take projects to the finish line
• You are a low‑ego team player who prioritizes co‑discovering the best ideas, even if they're not your own
• You value being a kind, encouraging, and supportive teammate
• You thrive in environments with high levels of complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity

Pay Transparency

We offer a base compensation range of approximately $200,000–$265,000 per year, exclusive of equity. This intentionally broad range provides flexibility for candidates to tailor their cash and equity mix based on individual preferences. Our compensation philosophy prioritizes meaningful equity grants, enabling team members to share directly in the impact they help create.

Are you outside of the range? We encourage you to still apply: we take an individualized approach to ensure that compensation accounts for all of the life factors that matter for each candidate.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 3% of base salary
• A remote-friendly culture (with a San Francisco HQ) and full equipment provisioning to ensure you can work effectively from wherever you’re based.
• Parental leave to support your family needs
• Annual company-wide off‑sites, team off‑sites, and regular team lunches and all‑hands gatherings, with travel, lodging and meals covered
• Flexible time off with no annual cap, company-wide holidays and an annual holiday shutdown from December 24–January 1 designed to support real rest and long‑term sustainability.

Ambience Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Ambience is committed to supporting every candidate’s ability to fully participate in our hiring process. If you need any accommodations during your application or interviews, please reach out to our Recruiting team at [e-mail]. We’ll handle your request confidentially and work with you to ensure an accessible and equitable experience for all candidates.