Biorce · 17 hours ago
Platform Architect
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expBiorce is a pioneering Healthtech company dedicated to revolutionizing drug development through the power of AI. They are seeking a Senior Technical Lead for Platform/DevOps to guide a team of engineers while being hands-on with architecture and technical decisions that support their Kubernetes-based platform on Google Cloud.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyClinical TrialsMedical
Responsibilities
Own the technical vision and roadmap for the DevOps and Platform domain
Design and evolve a production-grade Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud
Define and maintain reference architectures for application deployment, CI/CD, and environment management
Drive platform standardization while enabling flexibility for diverse workloads (microservices, data pipelines, AI systems)
Lead and manage a pool of Platform / DevOps Engineers, providing technical mentorship, coaching, and architectural guidance
Set clear priorities, define best practices, and ensure high-quality execution across the team
Act as the final technical escalation point for complex platform and deployment issues
Foster a culture of ownership, automation, and continuous improvement
Own Kubernetes cluster design, upgrades, security, and scalability
Lead GitOps-based deployment strategies using tools such as ArgoCD and Kargo
Define application build and deployment workflows supporting multiple teams and environments
Ensure reliable rollout strategies including blue/green, canary, and progressive delivery
Partner with application teams to improve deployment reliability and developer experience
Architect and evolve CI/CD pipelines for application builds, containerization, and deployments
Promote infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code across all environments
Drive automation to reduce operational toil and improve system reliability
Define and monitor platform SLIs, SLOs, and operational health metrics
Own platform-level cloud architecture on GCP, including networking, IAM, and shared services
Ensure platform security best practices across clusters, pipelines, and runtime environments
Collaborate with Security and Compliance teams to support SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other regulatory requirements
Balance security controls with developer productivity
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering roles
Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer leading platform or DevOps teams
Deep, hands-on expertise with Kubernetes in production environments
Strong experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD and progressive delivery tooling such as Kargo
Extensive experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for application builds and deployments
Strong knowledge of Google Cloud Platform, including networking, IAM, and managed services
Solid understanding of containerization, image lifecycle management, and application runtime concerns
Experience supporting multiple environments (dev, staging, production) at scale
Excellent communication skills and the ability to align platform decisions with business and engineering needs
Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution
Preferred
Experience with service meshes, ingress controllers, and advanced networking patterns
Exposure to AI/ML or data platform workloads running on Kubernetes
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, logging pipelines)
Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments
Contributions to internal developer platforms or open-source tooling
Benefits
Comprehensive private health insurance.
Company-sponsored premium gym membership.
Modern equipment and productivity tooling.
Regular company events and team offsites.
Company
Biorce
Biorce is a medtech startup that develops a clinical AI assistant to enhance clinical trials for both speed and cost efficiency.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$9.56MKey Investors
Norrsken VCGK-Plug and Play Indonesia
2025-07-08Seed· $5.88M
2024-12-03Seed
2024-11-14Seed· $3.68M
Leadership Team
Pedro Coelho
Founder / CEO
Clara Bernardes
Co-founder & CSO
Recent News
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