Lead Platform Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 14, 2026. Raydar scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the company
Our client is a life sciences technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. A senior engineering role that shapes the architecture, security and scaling of a company's central data platform. The engineer works hands-on with production backend, data and distributed systems while setting the technical bar, mentoring engineers and helping build the platform team. It suits an experienced builder who can bring rigor and clear ownership to a growing engineering organization.
What you'll do
- Set the architecture, security approach and scaling plan for the company's core data platform.
- Create the intake paths, service endpoints and persistence components that turn mixed-format inputs into organized records while keeping lineage intact.
- Run graph database and vector search services that support combined keyword and semantic retrieval.
- Build high-concurrency platform services in Go and Python, including controls on how automated agents write data and how workloads are isolated.
- Build protective controls into the core design from day one, spanning inter-service identity, separation between clients, credential handling and data protection, and take charge of the security plan.
- Own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, observability and service reliability targets, along with internal developer tooling.
- Set engineering standards, conduct code reviews and mentor engineers.
- Help interview and recruit platform engineers as the team grows.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Five or more years shipping and running server-side, data or distributed systems in live environments.
- Proven experience leading the design of data intake from untidy, multi-origin sources, including aligning schemas and resolving duplicate entities, not simply maintaining batch transfers.
- Strong working command of container orchestration, infrastructure-as-code and automated build and release pipelines.
- Past success turning rough, early infrastructure into disciplined, well-engineered systems.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States.
Bonus points
- Prior exposure to scientific or health-research data environments.
- Prior work bringing systems up to formal audit and certification standards.
- Experience at large technology companies or well-regarded startups with strong engineering reputations.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $220K to $300K per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid parental leave
- Unlimited paid time off
- Paid company holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Relocation support
Location and work model
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- On-site, five days per week
- Full-time