Platform Engineering Lead.

I've exclusively partnered with a venture-backed HealthTech startup building a revolutionary new operating model for healthcare. They are a remote-first, asynchronous digital platform is transforming patient care—improving patient outcomes, optimising clinical workflows, and saving valuable time for medical staff.

Their platform already supports over 25% of a major national healthcare system and processes millions of clinical submissions annually. Now, they are preparing for 100% YoY growth, and need a technical powerhouse to lead the charge.

***Applicants must be living in Ireland and have either EU citizenship or a Stamp 4 visa to be considered***

If you are a builder who thrives on high-stakes platform stability, loves mentoring talent, and wants to exercise true technical ownership, this is your next move.

The Role at a Glance

• Role: Tech Lead (Backend) / Platform Engineering Lead
• Salary: €92,000 - €110,000 + Equity Options
• Location: Remote (Ireland)
• Tech Stack: Node.js, TypeScript, GCP, Terraform

Responsibilities

As the Platform Engineering Lead, you will report directly to the Director of Engineering and act as the technical authority for our backend team.

• Own the Platform: Architect, secure, and scale our GCP infrastructure to seamlessly handle 100% YoY user growth.
• Lead & Mentor: Manage a high-performing, lean team of 3–5 senior and mid-level backend engineers, fostering a culture of high velocity and uncompromising quality.
• Drive Platform Efficiency: Act as the primary steward for cost-optimisation and resource management as we scale globally.
• Integrate & Innovate: Design resilient data patterns and deep integrations with external partner APIs.
• Pioneer AI Workflows: Act as the internal champion for driving agentic AI workflows forward across the team.
• Collaborate closely with leadership: Partner with our executive team to align technical execution with business strategy.

Requirements

They are looking for a hands-on leader who knows how to balance velocity with engineering excellence.

• A Proven Technical Leader: You have experience as a Lead or Senior Engineer, ideally navigating the scaling pains of a fast-growing startup.
• GCP & Infrastructure Expert: You have deep hands-on experience with cloud platforms and Infrastructure-as-Code ( Terraform ).
• Backend Specialist: You have expert-level knowledge of Node.js and TypeScript .
• Collaborative & Mentorship-driven: You genuinely love helping engineers grow and thrive.

Why Join Us?

• True Remote-First Flexibility: Work from where you are most productive.
• Financial Upside: Competitive salary + equity options & pension contributions.
• Time to Recharge: 25 days annual leave, your birthday off, plus an extra "significant day" of your choice.
• Growth-Oriented: An annual learning budget to support your technical and leadership journey.
• Wellness & Impact: Generous wellbeing perks, and the knowledge that your code is directly improving millions of lives.