Senior Platform Engineer (Compute Migration)
Heartflow · San Francisco, California
Posted 13 days ago · $180,000 to $215,000
or apply directly on Heartflow's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days Heartflow's roles stay open a median of 35 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 65% of Heartflow's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Heartflow
- moderate 19 stale, 1 reposted of 63 open
- Hiring momentum
- 120 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Heartflow's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Heartflow.
About this role
As a Senior Platform Engineer at Heartflow, you will lead the migration of existing AWS Lambda and ECS workloads to a Kubernetes platform, focusing on optimizing performance, cost, reliability, and security. Your role involves defining technical roadmaps, developing automated solutions for event-driven workflows, and collaborating with engineering teams to implement best practices for the migration process.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Heartflow as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of experience in Platform, Infrastructure, or DevOps Engineering roles
- Expert-level proficiency in Kubernetes
- Deep, hands-on experience with AWS compute services, particularly AWS Lambda and ECS/Fargate
- Proven experience migrating production workloads from traditional cloud compute to Kubernetes
- Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), specifically Terraform
- Proficiency with containerization technologies (Docker) and modern CI/CD practices
Nice to have
- Experience with KEDA or similar event-driven scaling solutions on Kubernetes
- Experience working in and/or migrating to monorepo
- Prior experience in driving complex, multi-quarter technical initiatives
- Experience with Python or Go for tooling development and automation
What you get
- A reasonable estimate of the base salary compensation range is $180,000 to $215,000, bonus, and equity.
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work policies beyond 'LI-Hybrid'
- Focus on a specific migration initiative may limit exposure to other technologies
- High-impact role may come with significant responsibilities and pressure
Summarised from Heartflow's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Heartflow on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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