Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Courier Health • New York, NY

3h • $175,000 - $220,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Courier Health is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its infrastructure team to own and evolve the infrastructure supporting its patient engagement platform for life sciences companies. The role focuses on building a reliable, secure, scalable platform that enables engineering teams to deliver software efficiently in a healthcare setting.

The engineer will design, deploy, and operate a serverless-first AWS platform centered on Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, AppSync, and Aurora. The role also owns AWS multi-account architecture, CI/CD pipelines, developer-platform guardrails, observability, monitoring, alerting, and infrastructure security. The engineer will improve engineering operations, select and deploy tools, integrate backend services with infrastructure, establish scalable standards, and collaborate across teams to resolve technical challenges.

Courier Health is a New York City-based, office-first company. Employees collaborate in person four days per week. The position offers an annual salary range of $175,000–$220,000, plus equity and benefits. Final compensation depends on relevant experience, interview performance, and internal equity.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience with public cloud infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in AWS, including hands-on experience with serverless architectures such as Lambda, Step Functions, and EventBridge, and container orchestration with EKS.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with AWS Organizations, multi-account governance, and IAM Identity Center.
• Demonstrated ability to design, deploy, and monitor cloud infrastructure at scale.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language.
• Ability to debate technical decisions constructively and advocate for appropriate solutions.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership proactively, and support engineers across multiple teams.
• Motivation to improve healthcare through technology.
• B.S. in Computer Science or a relevant field, or equivalent industry experience.

Nice To Haves

• TypeScript proficiency.
• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure or LLM-powered systems.
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Argo, or Semaphore.
• Experience with event-driven and service-oriented architectures.
• Data ingestion pipeline experience.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Experience at early-stage software companies.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, operate, and evolve a serverless-first AWS platform using Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, AppSync, and Aurora.
• Keep the platform performant, reliable, secure, and scalable as customers and data volumes grow, and provide architectural guidance to engineering teams.
• Own AWS multi-account architecture, including account hierarchy, Service Control Policies, and IAM Identity Center.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and developer-platform guardrails that make compliant-by-default workflows straightforward for engineers.
• Implement and manage monitoring and alerting to identify system problems proactively.
• Identify and address security vulnerabilities and infrastructure risks using an automation-first approach.
• Improve day-to-day engineering operations and select and deploy tools that support the product roadmap.
• Build integrations between backend services and the infrastructure layer.
• Establish infrastructure standards that can scale with the company.
• Collaborate across teams and help unblock technical challenges.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee health benefit options, including medical, dental, and vision.
• 401(k) with employer-funded match.
• Unlimited vacation.
• Commuter benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Catered lunch on Fridays.
• Wellness stipend.
• Equity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior