Platform Engineer – Data Services

Vytalize Health

Platform Engineer designing and implementing CDS Hook APIs for Vytalize Health. Collaboratively transforming clinical insights into provider workflows through innovative data solutions.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing API platforms and clinical decision support systems, with a strong focus on healthcare interoperability standards and compliance. Proven ability to lead technical integrations, establish performance metrics, and ensure reliability in clinical data systems.

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CDS HooksSMART on FHIRREST API DesignHealthcare Interoperability StandardsCloud Platforms (AWS, GCP)

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Hard Skills

API DesignHealthcare Data IntegrationService-Oriented SystemsOperational MetricsBackend Languages (Python, Java, Go)SLA MonitoringData Security ComplianceError HandlingVersioning StrategiesReal-Time Data Pipelines

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationSystems ThinkingMentoringCollaborationAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

DockerKubernetesDatabricksEMR Systems (Epic, NextGen, Athena, ECW)OAuth 2.0

Industry Keywords

HIPAA ComplianceClinical WorkflowsEHR IntegrationCDAClaims Data

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead design and implementation of the CDS Hooks platform, including card orchestration, hook context handling, EHR-side logic orchestration, and integration with downstream data services
Own CDS Hook API contracts and evolution, ensuring compliance with SMART CDS Hooks specification while adding performance, reliability, and healthcare-specific optimizations
Lead technical integration with EMR systems (Epic, NextGen, Athena, ECW) for CDS Hook discovery, execution, card rendering, and user action handling
Design, build, and maintain public-facing REST and event-driven APIs exposing clinical data, quality metrics, care gaps, attribution data, and decision support content to partners and provider-facing applications
Establish API contracts, versioning strategies, and deprecation policies that balance innovation with stability for external consumers
Implement and maintain API security patterns including OAuth 2.0, scope-based authorization, rate limiting, and audit logging for compliant clinical data access
Design and optimize real-time or near-real-time data pipelines feeding CDS Hooks and APIs—ensuring low latency, high freshness, and graceful failure modes
Design and implement comprehensive testing and QA frameworks for CDS Hooks and APIs — including hook context validation, card rendering verification, and clinical workflow testing across EMR systems
Establish reliability metrics and SLAs (latency, availability, freshness) for CDS Hook delivery and API performance; measure and track against clinical requirements
Define and measure clinical impact metrics — adoption of CDS Hooks, clinician interaction rates, workflow integration success, and patient outcome influence
Exercise architectural judgment across tradeoffs in correctness, latency, scalability, maintainability, and operational risk in clinical data systems
Design and implement reliability patterns for CDS and API services including monitoring, alerting, failure detection, graceful degradation, and incident recovery
Partner with Data Reliability Engineer to define and operate SLAs for CDS Hook delivery, API response times, and data freshness aligned to clinical needs
Establish and uphold engineering standards for API design, data schemas, integration patterns, and interoperability; maintain high-quality technical documentation and OpenAPI specifications
Partner with Data Engineering to align upstream data models, gold-layer datasets, and platform capabilities with clinical decision support and API requirements
Serve as the technical authority on clinical interoperability standards (SMART CDS Hooks, FHIR, HL7, CDS Hooks, EHR integration patterns)
Collaborate with Product, Clinical Operations, and Business stakeholders to clarify requirements, translate clinical workflows into platform features, and shape product direction
Act as trusted technical advisor to EMR partners, healthcare systems, and external API consumers; ensure expectations and delivery are well-defined and predictable
Ensure all CDS and API services comply with healthcare security, privacy, and regulatory requirements (HIPAA, state regulations, payer mandates)
Partner with IT Security and Compliance teams to implement secure access controls, audit logging, encryption, and data protection measures across delivery mechanisms
Design and implement audit trails for all clinical data access; support compliance audits and regulatory reporting
Mentor team members through design reviews, pairing, and architectural guidance on clinical data integration and API design
Document new and existing systems, designs, processes, and procedures

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience designing, building, and operating API platforms, service-oriented systems, or backend infrastructure at scale
Demonstrated experience operating at a senior or staff-level individual contributor scope, owning complex systems end-to-end
3+ years of direct experience with healthcare data integrations, EMR workflows, clinical data exchange, or healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7, CDA, claims data)
2+ years of hands-on experience with CDS Hooks, SMART on FHIR, or similar clinical decision support APIs
Strong experience designing and operating REST APIs, including contract design, versioning, error handling, and authentication/authorization patterns
Deep understanding of healthcare data integrations, EMR workflows, and interoperability patterns (FHIR, HL7, CDS Hooks, SMART on FHIR)
Expertise in designing for reliability, SLAs, and operational metrics; ability to translate clinical requirements into technical SLOs
Experience defining and measuring API performance metrics (latency, availability, error rates); familiarity with SLA monitoring and enforcement
Strong systems thinking with ability to design for scale, reliability, maintainability, and resilience
Proficiency in modern backend languages (Python, Java, Go, or similar); comfort reading and reviewing code across languages
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Databricks, GCP) and containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes, or managed services)
Proven ability to partner effectively across engineering, product, analytics, clinical operations, and business teams
Clear written and verbal communication skills, particularly for explaining technical concepts and tradeoffs to clinicians and non-specialists
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with healthcare compliance and regulatory constraints.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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