Staff / Senior Platform Engineer

Prysm Health; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Prysm Health is seeking a Staff/Senior Platform Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design, build, and maintain core platform services powering the post-acute care product, owning end-to-end delivery, reviews, and incident resolution.

You will mentor teammates, influence architectural direction, and help shape engineering culture while collaborating with product, clinical, and operations stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable platform services.
• Cloud environments with AWS/GCP/Azure, containers, CI/CD, and observability.
• Databases and data modeling with production reliability focus.
• Strong root-cause analysis and incident response skills.
• Senior or staff-level ownership of architecture and technical direction.
• Clear communication across technical and non-technical partners.
• Healthcare/health tech exposure is beneficial but not required.
• Degree in CS, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of platform features.
• Perform code reviews and debug production issues.
• Shape architecture and technical direction.
• Mentor team members and codify best practices.
• Collaborate with product, clinical and operations stakeholders.
• Help define engineering culture and best practices.

Skills

Software architecture

Cloud platforms

CI/CD tooling

Observability tooling

Incident management

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in CS or equivalent

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Databases

Data modeling

Distributed tracing

Job description

Company Description

Prysm Health is a fully funded, early-stage healthcare technology company building a clinical and operational platform for post-acute care to improve outcomes for millions of patients across the United States. The platform provides facility operators with real-time visibility into census, staffing, documentation, and compliance in a single system, while reducing manual documentation burdens for clinicians. Backed by institutional investors and led by a founding team with deep expertise in healthcare operations, clinical care, and software engineering, Prysm Health has a clear path to market and product direction. The team is embedded in the industry it serves, giving the company strong domain insight and focus. Prysm Health is now expanding its engineering team with Senior and Staff talent who want meaningful influence over both product and culture.

Role Description

This is a full-time, remote role for a Staff / Senior Platform Engineer. In this position, you will design, build, and maintain core platform services and infrastructure that power Prysm Health's post-acute care products. You will develop scalable, reliable software components, improve data flows across systems, and collaborate with product, clinical, and operations stakeholders to translate real-world workflows into robust technical solutions. Day-to-day, you will own end-to-end delivery of features, perform code reviews, debug and resolve complex issues in production, and contribute to architectural decisions that support growth and reliability. You will also help define engineering best practices, mentor team members, and play a key role in shaping the overall engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Strong software development and programming skills, with experience designing and implementing scalable platform services.
• Hands-on infrastructure experience, including cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure), containers, CI/CD, and observability tooling.
• Proficiency working with databases and data modeling, including performance optimization and reliability in production systems.
• Advanced troubleshooting abilities for complex distributed systems, including root-cause analysis and incident response.
• Demonstrated experience in senior or staff-level engineering roles, with ownership of architecture and technical direction.
• Comfort collaborating across disciplines and communicating clearly with technical and non-technical partners.
• Experience in healthcare, health tech, or other highly regulated domains is beneficial but not required.
• Relevant degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.