The Senior Full Stack Engineer will build the Internal Developer Portal, support engineering teams, gather requirements, ensure security compliance, and enhance documentation.
We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to help us accomplish our mission to improve and extend lives by learning from the experience of every person with cancer. Are you ready to be the next changemaker in cancer care?
Flatiron Health is a healthtech company using data for good to power smarter care for every person with cancer, around the world. Flatiron partners with cancer centers in the US, Europe and Asia to transform patients' real-life experiences into real-world evidence and create a more modern, connected oncology ecosystem. Our multidisciplinary teams include oncologists, data scientists, software engineers, epidemiologists, product experts and more. Flatiron Health is an independent affiliate of the Roche Group.
What You'll Do
In this role, you'll work with engineering teams to support the initiatives of Flatiron's Core Tech organization. The role will be responsible for building our Internal Developer Portal leveraging Backstage with our guiding north star: Developers no longer need to write Infrastructure as Code.
The Senior Platform Engineer is a critical role in building Flatiron's Internal Developer Portal where Developer Experience and Developer throughput are paramount.
Who You Are
You're a kind, passionate and collaborative problem-solver who values the opportunity to think beyond the way things are. In addition:
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Who We Are
Our people are at the centre of everything we do. We strive to foster a culture where our teammates feel equipped and empowered to make meaningful contributions with confidence, compassion, and clarity.
Preferred Primary Location: London office
The annual pay range reflected above for this position is based on the preferred primary location of the role which is listed in the job description. Salary ranges for other locations vary from the range reflected above. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. An annual bonus and equity may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
Flatiron Health is a healthtech company using data for good to power smarter care for every person with cancer, around the world. Flatiron partners with cancer centers in the US, Europe and Asia to transform patients' real-life experiences into real-world evidence and create a more modern, connected oncology ecosystem. Our multidisciplinary teams include oncologists, data scientists, software engineers, epidemiologists, product experts and more. Flatiron Health is an independent affiliate of the Roche Group.
What You'll Do
In this role, you'll work with engineering teams to support the initiatives of Flatiron's Core Tech organization. The role will be responsible for building our Internal Developer Portal leveraging Backstage with our guiding north star: Developers no longer need to write Infrastructure as Code.
- Assist in gathering requirements from Machine Learning, Data Science and Engineering teams to inform capability requirements
- Serve as a technical resource for developer teams, project managers, and analysts.
- Collaborate with development teams to highlight and resolve problems with systems
- Participate in design reviews and work with developers to improve or troubleshoot backstage templates
- Work with other Platform teams to integrate Paved Pathways into Backstage
- Work closely with security engineers to ensure security is in accordance with compliance policies set by Flatiron, HIPAA, or other authorities
- Ensure appropriate documentation is developed and maintained relative to our IDP capabilities.
The Senior Platform Engineer is a critical role in building Flatiron's Internal Developer Portal where Developer Experience and Developer throughput are paramount.
Who You Are
You're a kind, passionate and collaborative problem-solver who values the opportunity to think beyond the way things are. In addition:
- You have 5+ years of Javascript programming experience
- You have experience building out an IDP by leveraging Backstage
- You have experience provisioning and maintaining cloud-hosted environments in Amazon Web Services with Terraform
- You have experience programming React (or other Javascript frameworks)
- You have experience setting and maintaining service level objectives and service level indicators around enterprise platforms
- You have experience participating in incident response and engineering on-call rotations
- You have experience administrating EKS and EKS Applications
Optional
- Experience with Gitlab as a CI/CD platform
- Experience with Spacelift.io
Who We Are
Our people are at the centre of everything we do. We strive to foster a culture where our teammates feel equipped and empowered to make meaningful contributions with confidence, compassion, and clarity.
Preferred Primary Location: London office
The annual pay range reflected above for this position is based on the preferred primary location of the role which is listed in the job description. Salary ranges for other locations vary from the range reflected above. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. An annual bonus and equity may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
Top Skills
Amazon Web Services
Backstage
Gitlab
JavaScript
React
Terraform
Flatiron Health New York, New York, USA Office
Flatiron Health New York Office Office
Our New York office in SoHo features open-concept spaces with kitchens and hybrid collaboration zones, along with specialty rooms like a library, meditation room, and lactation rooms. These amenities create a dynamic space that prioritizes flexibility, collaboration, and wellbeing.
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