Prolaio

Sr. Director, Platform Engineering & Tooling

Prolaio · Chicago, IL

Posted 16 days ago

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This role has been open
16 days
Prolaio's roles stay open a median of 31 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Prolaio's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Prolaio
high
4 stale, 0 reposted of 11 open
Hiring momentum
15 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 Prolaio's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Prolaio.

About this role

The Sr. Director, Platform Engineering & Tooling will lead the development and scaling of Prolaio’s cloud-native platform engineering capabilities, focusing on secure and compliant access to data and platform resources in a healthcare environment. This role involves building foundational tooling for observability and data lifecycle management, partnering with various teams to ensure regulatory compliance, and mentoring a high-performing engineering team.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Biomedical Informatics, Engineering, or a related field
  • Minimum 15 years of experience in healthcare, medtech, life sciences, digital health, or another patient-focused environment
  • Minimum 7 years of experience as Sr. Director/VP Engineering or Platform Engineering
  • Demonstrated success as a senior engineering leader
  • Proven experience designing and delivering modern data platforms
  • Strong experience with GCP and cloud-native platform engineering practices

Nice to have

  • Experience with Angular or React
  • Familiarity with metadata, lineage, catalog, governance, and AI-enablement tools

What you get

  • Competitive salary
  • Performance bonus
  • Equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans
  • HSA, FSA, commuter benefits
  • $1,200 annual Lifestyle Spending Account

Worth weighing

  • Starting salary is listed as $239,000, which may vary based on skills, experience, and location
  • The role requires a strong technical background in healthcare data platforms and compliance, which may limit candidates without this experience
  • The position is in a growth-stage company, which may involve a fast-paced and evolving work environment

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Listed by Prolaio on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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