Lead Platform Engineer

Humana

. Architect and deliver foundational services for dependable, auditable, and scalable real-time recommendations .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $129,300 - $177,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and auditable systems, with a strong focus on operational excellence and quality engineering. Proficient in leading engineering teams while actively contributing to production code and testing frameworks.

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Full Stack Software EngineeringPlatform Reliability EngineeringAutomated Testing FrameworksCloud-Native Applications on KubernetesJava, Python, Node.js, or TypeScript

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Hard Skills

Full Stack Software EngineeringAutomated Testing FrameworksJavaPythonNode.jsTypeScriptReliability Patterns for Distributed SystemsStructured LoggingMetrics CollectionMonitoring and Alerting

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCommunication

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesAI-Assisted Development ToolsGitHub Copilot

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Related Field

Industry Keywords

Operational ExcellenceQuality EngineeringProduction OperationsFault ToleranceResilience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsJavaJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect and deliver foundational services for dependable, auditable, and scalable real-time recommendations
Design and implement the State Machine for authoritative state and legal transitions
Design and implement the Transactional Outbox for exactly-once intent emission to downstream consumers
Own delivery for the platform scale and reliability pod, including planning, execution, quality, and operational readiness
Own uptime, performance, resilience, and operational excellence across platform services
Identify bottlenecks, failure points, and scaling constraints before production incidents
Build and maintain automated unit, integration, end-to-end, regression, and performance testing frameworks
Establish quality standards for delivery pods before release
Write production code for reliability tooling, test automation, observability, and platform infrastructure
Own logging, metrics, distributed tracing, alerting, and monitoring strategy
Define patterns for exception handling, fault tolerance, recovery, and operational diagnostics
Evaluate platform behavior under load and improve performance, throughput, reliability, and cost efficiency
Define release readiness criteria, operational quality gates, and production handoff standards
Manage and mentor engineers and contractors
Conduct code reviews and uphold engineering standards
Partner with decisioning, orchestration, activation, platform, and data teams
Ensure services are production-ready, observable, resilient, and scalable across a distributed ecosystem

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
8+ years of full stack software engineering experience
At least 1–2 years leading platform reliability, quality engineering, site reliability, or production operations initiatives
Strong experience with Java, Python, Node.js, or TypeScript
Experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks, including integration, end-to-end, load, and quality automation testing
Strong understanding of structured logging, metrics collection, distributed tracing, monitoring, and alerting
Experience designing reliability patterns for distributed systems, including fault tolerance, retries, resilience, and failure recovery
Ability to lead a small engineering pod and manage contractor resources while remaining an active individual contributor
Experience operating cloud-native applications on Kubernetes and container-based platforms
Ability to articulate operational risks, quality concerns, and engineering tradeoffs to technical leaders and senior executives
Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or GitHub Copilot
Qualified candidates must currently live in, or be willing to move to, a commutable distance for a hybrid work arrangement
Ability to work Monday-Friday, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week
Home internet with at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speed
Dedicated workspace without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI/HIPAA information

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Company holidays
Personal holidays
Paid parental leave
Paid caregiver leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Life insurance
Home or hybrid home/office work arrangement
Occasional travel for training or meetings
Flexible business hours may be possible depending on business needs