Principal Platform Engineer

March 10

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eHealth, Inc.

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eHealth, Inc. is a technology and services company that connects individuals with healthcare plans and services. The company provides a platform that helps consumers find, compare, and enroll in health insurance plans including Medicare, individual and family health insurance, small business health insurance, and ancillary plans. eHealth also offers advisory services to help guide customers through the complex process of choosing the right plan for their needs.

Healthcare • Online Marketplace • Insurance Agency • Digital Marketing • Health Insurance Online Advertising

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1997

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

☁️ SaaS

👥 B2C

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01

📋 Description

• Join eHealth as a Principal Platform Engineer to create cloud-native platforms for efficient application development. • Architect and optimize AWS infrastructures and CI/CD pipelines for enhanced developer experience. • Lead technical initiatives and mentor engineering teams while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related fields • 15+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud architecture, or related fields, with at least 8 years focused on AWS Cloud • Extensive experience in building and managing Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), with a focus on automation, self-service workflows, and CI/CD • Proven track record of successfully designing, implementing, and optimizing large-scale cloud platforms using AWS services • Expertise in AWS Cloud services such as EC2, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudFormation, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, and SNS • Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK • Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, or similar • Strong knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS) for cloud-native application management • Expertise in cloud security best practices, including access management, encryption, auditing, and vulnerability assessments • Proven leadership experience in guiding cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and driving technical initiatives that scale across the organization • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to define platform requirements, roadmaps, and strategies • Must be fluent in English • Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices, particularly in large-scale cloud-native environments • Cloud Cost Optimization - Strong experience in cloud cost management and optimization in AWS environments, ensuring efficient use of resources and minimizing waste

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous benefits include medical, dental and vision beginning on your first day of employment • 401K with matching • Tuition reimbursement • Employee stock purchase program • 12 company paid holidays and flexible time off (PTO for non-exempt)