Principal Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

Clover Health

Principal Engineer focusing on building cloud infrastructure for Clover Health's healthcare technology platform. Leading a team to enhance reliability, security, and efficiency in operations.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $195,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformRuby on RailsSDLCTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own cloud infrastructure end-to-end across our cloud environments, staying hands-on with IaC, CI/CD, and observability alongside the team
Own the SDLC surface area (dev environments, lower envs, release mechanics, monitoring and response) so engineers can ship in minutes rather than days
Build the substrate that lets AI agents observe, reason, and act on business systems with safe defaults, and the rails that let AI-assisted apps from people outside of tech be deployed and supported without becoming operational liabilities
Participate in security operations alongside our SecOps team on CSPM, threat management, and patch management as the infrastructure-side owner of remediations
Frame infrastructure decisions in terms of business outcomes (operational efficiency, financial impact, clinical results), and make progress and tradeoffs visible to leadership as a natural byproduct of how you work
Lead and develop a small, high-impact team, and operate as a peer to our SecOps, Data, IT Systems, and App Engineering leaders as a unifying technical force across the org

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have an engineering background with deep, hands-on experience operating production infrastructure across at least two major clouds (GCP, AWS, Azure) and with modern infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or similar)
You have built and operated modern CI/CD systems, dev environments, and observability stacks. What you've shipped matters more than the size of the fleet you've managed.
You've built and operated infrastructure across different company sizes and business contexts. Cross-domain breadth is a real asset; experience in regulated domains (healthcare, financial services) is helpful but not required
You hold a strong, well-reasoned point of view on platform philosophy, and can defend when to standardize, when to give teams room, and how to make the safe path the easy path
You have shipped AI-native operational systems. That might be AI agents that triage alerts, draft RCAs, manage cost, or execute runbooks, or frameworks that let non-traditional contributors (junior engineers, analysts, AI agents, vibe-coders) ship safely.
You're action-oriented on governance and security participation. You document what matters, automate what you can, and don't let process become a bottleneck
You have built and developed teams. You think about composition intentionally, hire for gaps, and invest in people's growth
You're a strong communicator: clear, direct, and concise with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Financial Well-Being: Our commitment to attracting and retaining top talent begins with a competitive base salary and equity opportunities. Additionally, we offer a performance-based bonus program, 401k matching, and regular compensation reviews to recognize and reward exceptional contributions.
Physical Well-Being: We prioritize the health and well-being of our employees and their families by providing comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Your health matters to us, and we invest in ensuring you have access to quality healthcare.
Mental Well-Being: We understand the importance of mental health in fostering productivity and maintaining work-life balance. To support this, we offer initiatives such as No-Meeting Fridays, monthly company holidays, access to mental health resources, and a generous flexible time-off policy. Additionally, we embrace a remote-first culture that supports collaboration and flexibility, allowing our team members to thrive from any location.
Professional Development: Developing internal talent is a priority for Clover. We offer learning programs, mentorship, professional development funding, and regular performance feedback and reviews.
Additional Perks: Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offering discounted equity opportunities
Reimbursement for office setup expenses
Monthly cell phone & internet stipend
Remote-first culture, enabling collaboration with global teams
Paid parental leave for all new parents
And much more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud infrastructureinfrastructure as codeCI/CDobservabilityTerraformproduction infrastructureAI-native operational systemsgovernancesecurity operationsthreat management

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationdecision-makingproblem-solvingaction-orientedteam developmentstrategic thinkingadaptabilitycross-domain collaboration