Staff Platform Engineer — Edge & Ingestion

Company: Synthesis Health

About the Company: Synthesis Health is a healthcare technology company building clinical data infrastructure and decision support tools for health systems and providers across Canada. Values-driven team committed to clinical-first, collaborative, and innovative approaches to healthcare technology. Job

Category: Platform Engineering / Healthcare Technology / Observability / Canada

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Remote — Canada (location-adjusted salary)

Salary: CAD $120,000–$150,000 base (adjusted based on candidate's location in Canada)

Application Link: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/synthesishealth/jobs/4649754005

Job Description: You'll own Synthesis Health's edge infrastructure and data ingestion platform — building the systems that reliably capture clinical data from health system sources and deliver it into Synthesis's decision support infrastructure. This is a foundational engineering role in Canadian healthtech.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build edge infrastructure and data ingestion pipelines for clinical data at scale
• Own reliability, observability, and performance of data ingestion systems
• Build developer-friendly tooling and abstractions for internal teams using the ingestion platform
• Partner with clinical and product teams to ensure data quality and completeness
• Contribute to security and compliance standards for clinical data infrastructure

Skills Required: Platform engineering, edge computing, data ingestion pipelines, Kubernetes, AWS, observability (Prometheus, Grafana or similar), Python or Go, clinical data standards (HL7, FHIR) preferred.

Requirements:

• Platform or infrastructure engineering experience with a focus on data ingestion
• Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure experience
• Must be based in Canada with Canadian work authorization
• Healthcare or regulated industry experience a strong plus

Benefits: "Use as needed" vacation policy, medical/dental/vision, employee option program, fully remote Canada-wide culture.