Carbon Health

Technical Lead - Platform

Carbon Health$120K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in backend or distributed systems design and development.
  • 2+ years in a technical leadership capacity.
  • Strong knowledge of microservice architectures and cloud systems.
  • Proficiency in a strongly typed programming language (preferably Kotlin, Scala, or Java).
  • Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and data stores like Redis, ElasticSearch.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD through GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and scaling of Carbon Health’s core platform.
  • Drive decisions on architecture and implementation of backend systems.
  • Guide team through design, development, and delivery in microservices.
  • Promote software engineering best practices, including code quality and automation.
  • Foster a culture of ownership and continuous improvement within the team.
  • Mentor engineers and provide leadership across frontend and backend projects.

Benefits

  • Private health insurance
  • Monthly food ticket
  • Increased PTO accumulation (15 to 30 days over 5 years)
  • Remote work with office option in METU Teknokent.
Full Job Description
What You’ll Do
  • Lead technical work on building and scaling Carbon Health’s core platform and foundational services.
  • Drive architectural and implementation decisions for highly available, scalable, and reliable backend systems.
  • Guide the team through system design, development, and delivery in a modern microservices environment.
  • Promote best practices in software engineering, including code quality, observability, testing, and automation.
  • Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and fast, reliable delivery.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across frontend and backend domains.
Experience Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience designing and building backend or distributed systems.
  • 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role.
  • Strong experience with microservice architectures and cloud-based systems.
  • Proficiency in at least one strongly typed language (preferably Kotlin, Scala, Java).
  • Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and data stores such as Redis, ElasticSearch.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud infrastructure.
  • Experience on GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines
  • Ability to work as an independent technical leader to design and develop new features with a distributed team.
  • Familiarity with modern DevOps practices, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) is a plus.

Benefits:

  • Private health insurance
  • Monthly food ticket
  • Higher PTO earning (15 to 30 Days in 5 years)
  • USD salary
  • Remote work - Office option in METU Teknokent

About Carbon Health

Carbon Health is a technology-enabled healthcare provider that combines virtual and in-person care to deliver high-quality, personalized healthcare. The company offers primary care, urgent care, and virtual care services through its mobile app and clinics. Carbon Health's mission is to make world-class healthcare accessible to everyone. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Carbon Health
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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