Senior Engineer Manager | Core Platform (Remote)

8+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in backend systems, distributed architecture, and platform engineering. 3+ years of engineering management experience leading teams of 6-10+ engineers. Experience building middleware, shared services, or platform capabilities that serve multiple applications and teams. Strong understanding of microservices, event-driven architecture, message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ), API design, and service mesh patterns. Proficiency in modern backend languages (Scala, Java, Python, Go, or similar) and frameworks. Experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Proven ability to lead initiatives across multiple teams. Exceptional project management skills. Excellent written and verbal communication. Treats the platform as a product with internal customers.

Own the technical roadmap and execution for Core Platform services. Manage, mentor, and develop a team of backend engineers. Partner with product engineering teams to understand their needs and evolve the platform. Own the design and implementation of middleware and services that support multiple applications. Establish best practices for platform development. Make strategic tradeoffs between feature velocity, technical debt, and platform evolution. Measure and optimize platform adoption, API usability, and developer productivity. Understand the unique constraints of healthcare systems. Ensure platform services meet SLAs for availability, performance, and reliability.