Availity · 6 days ago
Platform Engineer IV (API Gateway)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
7+ years expAvaility is a healthcare technology company that delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for healthcare professionals. As a Platform Engineer IV, you will manage and evolve the API Gateway integration platforms, ensuring reliable and flexible integration across U.S. healthcare systems while mentoring and guiding other engineers.
FitnessHealth CareHospital
No H1B
Responsibilities
Manage and evolve our API Gateway integration platforms at enterprise scale
Lead the tooling and support for intelligent automated integration with flexibility and reliability as your mission
Oversee and refine API definition standards and drive support for innovation at scale in our API ecosystem
Guide and mentor engineers while setting the bar for operational excellence
Managing and advancing the API integration platforms and related infrastructure components, including software upgrades, performance monitoring, and application development team collaboration
Leading platform enhancement efforts that enable flexible and secure integration between internal and external services
Providing guidance and expertise for application service design, data and transaction workflows for scalability, reliability and extensibility
Following infrastructure-as-code best practices (Terraform, Helm, Ansible) for repeatable deployments and environment consistency
Driving operational excellence through on-call rotation support, thorough post-mortem investigation, and implementing solutions that improve resilience
Performing unit testing and complex debugging, and identifying opportunities for automated testing where appropriate
Leading analysis of technical feasibility and solution design, including estimation of work efforts, planning, and backlog organization
Ensuring upgrades, patching, and platform updates are proactively planned and executed without business disruption
Setting reliability targets and defining operational metrics (availability, latency, error budgets) in line with SRE methodologies
Writing detailed technical documentation for systems, including architectural diagrams, and operational procedures for standardized actions used for maintenance and support
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
7-10 years of relevant technical and business experience in IT systems delivery, operations, and support (preferably in healthcare or high-transaction environments)
3+ years of experience leading technical engineering efforts involving implementation and management of IT systems
Hands-on experience with API Gateway management at scale
Hands-on experience with HTTP integration and API authentication frameworks
Hands-on experience with SSL certificates (validation, encryption, authentication, signature)
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm) and AWS services (VPC, IAM, EC2, EKS, Istio)
Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools (preferably Splunk, New Relic)
Experience bridging infrastructure and development teams, ensuring alignment of roadmaps and goals
Strong leadership skills with ability to motivate and guide technical teams
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
SaaS experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical systems
Familiarity with API management and gateway software (preferably Tyk) and COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) product management
Background in metrics-driven reliability engineering (SLOs, SLIs, error budgets)
Experience with scripting/programming (Go, JavaScript, Python, etc.)
Benefits
Generous HSA company contribution
Healthcare
Vision
Dental benefits
401k match program
Unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays
Reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc.
Education reimbursement
Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents
Company
Availity
Availity offers a free access to real-time information and instant responses for healthcare professionals.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$200MKey Investors
Novo HoldingsFrancisco Partners
2021-07-07Secondary Market
2017-10-19Private Equity· $200M
Leadership Team
Russ Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
Frank Petito
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
MedCity News
2025-11-19
2025-10-22
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