Platform Engineering Manager - DataLake

NexHealth • Seattle, WA

7d • $176,000 - $220,000 • Remote

About The Position

NexHealth is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to help build and scale their foundational platforms, specifically focusing on creating a healthcare database of the future. The role involves tackling complex technical challenges related to ingesting, storing, and serving graph-like data at a global scale, while ensuring data access authorization. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for individuals passionate about solving difficult problems in a fast-paced environment. Prior health tech experience is not required.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree