We exist to lift as many people up the socioeconomic ladder as possible. We dramatically improve lives by letting healthcare professionals turn extra time and ambition into career growth and financial opportunity. We achieve this with our app-based marketplace that connects healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals, allowing professionals to book on-demand shifts and facilities to access on-demand talent.
About Clipboard Health:Clipboard Health is a fast-growing Series C marketplace. We are a leader in our Long Term Care vertical and are expanding into several others (Dental Offices, Schools, etc).
We are a YC Top Company with a global, remote team of 600+ people. We have been profitable since 2022, and fill millions of shifts annually at partner workplaces across the US, where tens of thousands of professionals work with us every year.
We are looking for your help to keep growing so we can serve more professionals and workplaces.
To learn more about us, take a look at our website here.
Here are some frequently asked questions about our Engineering team. You can also learn more about us on our engineering careers page.
Our Platform Engineers
- Design, build, and maintain scalable infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring reproducibility, security, and automation across environments.
- Develop and support backend services using TypeScript, NestJS, and Node.js, interfacing with MongoDB and Postgres databases to ensure performance and reliability.
- Manage and optimize our cloud infrastructure on AWS, leveraging services like EC2, ECS, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, and more to support application and platform needs.
- Build reusable infrastructure modules and internal tooling to empower product engineering teams and improve development velocity.
- Own the full lifecycle of platform features: from design and implementation to monitoring and supporting them in production.
- Work in a globally distributed, 100% remote team with asynchronous workflows and high ownership culture.
You Might Be a Good Fit If
- You’ve worked in high-growth startup environments or similarly fast-paced, agile teams—and possibly launched something on your own.
- You have hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and production systems, with a strong DevOps mindset.
- You’ve built and supported web and backend systems using modern cloud-native tools and frameworks.
- You’re excited by infrastructure as code, automation, and driving platform-level improvements that support other engineering teams.
- You enjoy working deeply on technical systems but also communicate clearly and proactively with the team.
- Talking to users or teammates to understand pain points and drive solutions energizes you.
Perks of Working with Us
- Do meaningful work in healthcare—supporting real users whose lives are improved by your contributions.
- Build platform capabilities that directly accelerate product delivery for a well-loved product with strong product-market fit.
- Enjoy fully remote work with no “return to office” — we’ve been remote since day one.
- Take advantage of flexible scheduling, a globally asynchronous team culture, and unlimited paid time off.
- Estimated total annual compensation: $200,000-$400,000. Each candidate's compensation offer within this range will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, and geographic location.
Our Interview Process
We structure interviews around the real-world work you’ll do as a Platform Engineer:
- Pre-screening assignment (Pull Request) followed by an initial interview.
- Technical Design Document (TDD) assignment + review interview
- Final hiring manager interview
We prioritize transparency and practical assessments over theoretical questions, ensuring our process aligns with your strengths and real-world experience.
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