Heartflow · 1 day ago
Platform Engineer (Compute Migration)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$140K/yr - $190K/yr
3+ years expHeartflow is a medical technology company advancing the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease using cutting-edge technology. They are seeking a Platform Engineer specializing in Compute Migration to help migrate existing AWS Lambda and ECS-based workloads to a next-generation Kubernetes platform, optimizing for performance, cost, reliability, and security.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical
Responsibilities
Develop robust, scalable, and automated solutions for running event-driven, serverless-like workflows on Kubernetes, potentially utilizing technologies like KEDA or similar cloud-native tools
Use Terraform/Terragrunt and Helm to build and manage the necessary underlying Kubernetes infrastructure, networking, and deployment tooling
Partner closely with engineering teams to understand their unique workload requirements, provide consultation on re-platforming best practices, and develop standardized tools (e.g., CI/CD pipelines) for easy migration and deployment
Benchmark migrated services, optimize resource requests/limits, and implement advanced observability (monitoring, logging, tracing) solutions to ensure parity or improvement in service SLOs
Establish best practices, guardrails, and documentation for running event-based compute on Kubernetes to ensure a smooth transition and sustainable operation post-migration
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience in Platform, Infrastructure, or DevOps Engineering roles, with significant time spent on large-scale compute migrations
Proficiency in Kubernetes (design, deployment, operations, networking, security, and scaling)
Hands-on experience with AWS compute services, particularly AWS Lambda and ECS/Fargate, and a clear understanding of their operational models and scaling behaviors
Proven experience migrating production workloads from traditional cloud compute (VMs, Lambdas, ECS) to Kubernetes
Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), specifically Terraform
Proficiency with containerization technologies (Docker) and modern CI/CD practices
Excellent communication, documentation, and technical leadership skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams
Preferred
Experience working in and/or migrating to workflow orchestration tools
Experience with Python or Go for tooling development and automation
Company
Heartflow
Heartflow is a medical technology company that provides various methods of diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Heartflow has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (5)
2024 (3)
2023 (6)
2022 (9)
2021 (12)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$890.72MKey Investors
Bain Capital Life SciencesPanorama Point PartnersCapricorn Investment Group
2025-08-08IPO
2025-03-26Convertible Note· $98M
2023-04-06Series F· $215M
Leadership Team
John Farquhar
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tim Fonte
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
The Motley Fool
2025-12-19
Company data provided by crunchbase