Senior Software Engineer, Platform

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Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team, you will design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure that empowers healthcare providers who use our platform every single day as they care for patients.

Requirements Summary

You have 5+ years of experience tackling challenging zero-to-one software engineering problems that have spanned multiple teams You're comfortable working on a modern infrastructure stack, including cloud providers (e.g. AWS, GCP), containers (e.g.

Technical Tools
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Here at Ambience, we never set out to be just another scribe. We’re building the AI intelligence platform that restores humanity to healthcare and drives meaningful ROI for health systems across the country.

Our technology helps providers focus on delivering great care by removing the administrative burden that pulls them away from patients and away from their most impactful work. Ambience delivers real-time coding-aware documentation and clinical workflow support across ambulatory, emergency and inpatient settings at the top health systems in North America.

Our teams operate relentlessly with extreme ownership to build the best solutions for our health system partners. We value candor, positivity and deep thought — and we expect a lot from each other because we know the problems we’re solving truly matter.

Ambience was ranked #1 for Improving the Clinician Experience in the KLAS Research Emerging Solutions Top 20 Report, recognized by Fast Company as one of the Next Big Things in Tech, named one of the best AI companies in healthcare by Inc., and selected as a LinkedIn Top Startup in 2024 and 2025. We’re backed by Oak HC/FT, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), OpenAI Startup Fund, and Kleiner Perkins — and we’re just getting started.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team, you will design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure that empowers healthcare providers who use our platform every single day as they care for patients. As an OpenAI portfolio company, you will be surrounded by the leading minds in AI and exposed to the latest advancements in our field.

In the first 6 months, you'll be responsible for setting up the foundations for long-term success, investing in platform observability, reliability, and scalability. You'll own the entire lifecycle of major technical initiatives in our AI stack — from system design to deploying the code you've written.

Our Engineering roles are hybrid in our SF office 3x/wk.

Responsibilities

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  • Design and architect scalable, reliable platform infrastructure that underpins every product experience our clinicians depend on

  • Anticipate system bottlenecks and proactively re-architect key components before they create issues for our customers

  • Lead platform initiatives with high strategic value, accelerating speed of iteration while preventing accumulation of technical debt

  • Hold the codebase to a high standard and contribute to engineering processes that encourage shipping quality code with confidence

  • You have 5+ years of experience tackling challenging zero-to-one software engineering problems that have spanned multiple teams

  • You're comfortable working on a modern infrastructure stack, including cloud providers (e.g. AWS, GCP), containers (e.g. Docker), queuing systems (e.g. SQS, Kafka), and standard database technologies (e.g. Postgres)

  • You have a demonstrated ability to own execution of ideas from inception through to successful outcomes

  • You're willing to flex up and down the stack in order to take projects to the finish line

  • You are a low-ego team player who prioritizes co-discovering the best ideas, even if they're not your own

  • You value being a kind, encouraging, and supportive teammate

  • You thrive in environments with high levels of complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity

What We Offer

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Work on mission-critical AI technology that directly improves clinicians’ day-to-day lives and health system financial health across some of the most complex, high-stakes workflows in the world.
Join a “dream team” culture where we hire exceptional people, expect exceptional outcomes and invest deeply in feedback and continuous growth. We operate as a championship team, and that means being ok with hard, uncomfortable, ambiguous problems that lead to real greatness.
Operate with real ownership and accountability in an environment where there are no bystanders: If something is broken, we fix it! You will have meaningful autonomy and be expected to drive work to completion.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
401(k) with a company match of up to 3% of base salary
A remote-friendly culture (with a San Francisco HQ) and full equipment provisioning to ensure you can work effectively from wherever you’re based.
Parental leave to support your family needs
Annual company-wide off-sites, team off-sites and regular team lunches and all-hands gatherings, with travel, lodging and meals covered
Flexible time off with no annual cap, company-wide holidays and an annual holiday shutdown from December 24–January 1 designed to support real rest and long-term sustainability.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
San Francisco
On-site at the office
Who can apply
Same as job location

Listing Details

Posted
April 16, 2026
First seen
May 5, 2026
Last seen
May 7, 2026

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ambiencehealthcareSenior Software Engineer, Platform