Senior Engineering Manager, Platform

Datavant

. Own the technical vision and roadmap for the Clinical Data Platform.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the technical vision and roadmap for the Clinical Data Platform. Drive architecture for multi-tenant, multi-cloud data platforms, ensuring strong isolation, scalability, and compliance
Make high-stakes architectural decisions across data processing, storage, serving, and interoperability layers
Ensure platform capabilities support analytics, product features, and AI/ML use cases
Establish durable patterns for data lifecycle management (ingestion, validation, transformation, enrichment, serving)
Lead execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives with clear prioritization and measurable outcomes
Translate business and product needs into well-defined engineering plans and deliverables
Drive ruthless prioritization, focusing the team on highest-impact work while managing tradeoffs across speed, quality, and cost
Ensure high standards for operability, reliability, and performance in production systems
Oversee delivery across batch and real-time data systems
Build, lead, and scale a high-performing team of engineers and technical leads
Set a high bar for technical design, code quality, and system reliability
Mentor and develop engineers, creating strong technical ownership and accountability
Foster a culture of ownership, urgency, and continuous improvement
Partner closely with Product, Data Science, Platform, and Infrastructure teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

10–15+ years of experience building and operating large-scale data or distributed systems
5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing senior engineers and tech leads
Proven track record of delivering complex, high-impact platform initiatives
Strong technical depth across:
Software engineering (system design, distributed systems)
Data engineering (large-scale processing, modeling, pipelines)
Cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred; multi-cloud experience a plus)
Experience designing and operating multi-tenant, highly regulated data platforms
Demonstrated ability to drive clarity in ambiguous environments and lead from problem definition to execution
Strong track record of prioritization and execution discipline in fast-moving environments
Ability to balance hands-on technical involvement with organizational leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

data processingdata storagedata servingdata interoperabilitydata lifecycle managementsoftware engineeringdata engineeringcloud infrastructuremulti-tenant systemslarge-scale data systems

Soft Skills

leadershipprioritizationexecution disciplinementoringteam buildingcommunicationproblem definitionorganizational leadershipcontinuous improvementownership