Principal Platform Engineer

Boston, MA

Full Time

Experienced

We are a rapidly growing, Boston-based medical technology company using AI to help clinicians make more informed decisions on cardiovascular care - leading to better patient outcomes, improved quality of care, and reduced healthcare costs. Come work at Elucid and be part of delivering on our mission to prevent heart attacks and strokes!

We’re seeking a Principal Platform Engineer who’s passionate about building resilient cloud platforms that drive real-world impact in healthcare. In this role, you’ll architect secure, automated infrastructure in an FDA-regulated environment, implement advanced CI/CD pipelines, and champion infrastructure-as-code practices that enable teams to deliver faster and smarter. By applying your DevOps expertise and AWS mastery, you’ll accelerate the development of cutting-edge medical-imaging SaaS solutions that have the ability to transform patient care.

The ideal candidate will have:

7+ years of DevOps/SRE/Platform-focused software engineering experience in an agile environment and expertise with at least one coding language (Ruby, Python, Rust, Go, etc.)
Extensive hands-on experience creating and supporting AWS Environments using, but not limited to: ECS, EFS, EC2, RDS, Redshift, VPC, Route53.
Experience developing infrastructure-as-code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, etc.
Experience with containerization and virtualization (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/Fargate, etc.).
Experience building and/or maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, with GitHub actions GitLab, CircleCI, etc.).
Experience with infrastructure and application monitoring tools such as DataDog, NewRelic or similar.
Strong organization, collaboration and communication skills.

Work Location and Hours

This role is based out of our office in Boston, MA. We operate in a hybrid model with regular in-office collaboration.
This role participates in on-call rotation that provides coverage on business days from 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM. The rotation is shared among all team members and generally occurs for 2–3 weeks per quarter.

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At Elucid, we believe the best work happens in a flexible hybrid environment. Boston-area employees are encouraged to work from the office on Mondays and Wednesdays, with the option to come in additional days if they prefer. Fully remote employees outside the Boston area come in as needed.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Elucid. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

We understand that self-doubt can sometimes prevent great candidates from applying. If you believe you can make an impact at Elucid, even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply!

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Help us in our mission to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Be part of the Elucid team and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

As we grow rapidly, we encourage you to check back for new opportunities!

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Please note the following:

Initial Outreach: We will reach out to you by phone or text if we see a fit.

How We Interview: We conduct interviews in person, by phone, or via video conferencing—no messaging apps.

No Recruiter Submissions: We’re not accepting resumes from recruiters at this time. Please apply directly through our careers page.

Principal Platform Engineer

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Help us in our mission to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Be part of the Elucid team and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

As we grow rapidly, we encourage you to check back for new opportunities! *********************************************

Please note the following:

Initial Outreach: We will reach out to you by phone or text if we see a fit.

How We Interview: We conduct interviews in person, by phone, or via video conferencing—no messaging apps.

No Recruiter Submissions: We’re not accepting resumes from recruiters at this time. Please apply directly through our careers page.

Principal Platform Engineer

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As we grow rapidly, we encourage you to check back for new opportunities!

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