Zocdoc

Staff Platform Engineer, AI Enablement

Zocdoc
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2 months ago

Base Salary

$210k - $270k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build secure, scalable platform services, developer tooling, shared infrastructure patterns, and AI-powered developer workflows.
  • Contribute to Zocdoc’s internal developer platform strategy, including paved roads, shared tooling, and workflows for technical and non-technical builders.
  • Create guardrails, access controls, onboarding paths, and operational workflows that enable non-technical teams to use AI tools safely.
  • Define software development lifecycle practices for non-traditional builders, including credential management, testing, support, and contribution workflows.
  • Own platform investments end to end from problem framing through implementation, rollout, adoption, and measurement.
  • Improve build times, deployment safety, AI tool adoption, reliability, and operational simplicity.
  • Partner with engineering and business teams to identify needs, validate platform investments, and drive adoption.
  • Advance AI-assisted development practices and establish safe, high-quality, testable ways for Zocdoc builders to use generative AI.
  • Mentor engineers and technologists, review architecture and code, and help maintain security, compliance, and reliability standards.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience building or evolving internal developer platforms, productivity tooling, or CI/CD systems used by multiple teams.
  • Experience designing and operating distributed systems in AWS or similar cloud environments.
  • Strong judgment regarding platform abstractions, APIs, standardization, and flexibility.
  • Ability to break ambiguous problems into deliverable pieces and drive measurable outcomes.
  • Ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience or strong informed opinions regarding guardrails, access controls, and safe onboarding for non-engineers using AI tools.
  • Experience integrating generative AI tools into daily workflows to automate tasks and improve productivity.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Ability to collaborate, adapt to changing priorities, and model learning, curiosity, empathy, and operational excellence.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment for employees based in NYC; the role is open to remote work.
  • Unlimited vacation.
  • 100% paid employee health benefit options, including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) with employer-funded match.
  • Corporate wellness program through Wellhub.
  • Sabbatical leave for employees with 5+ years of service.
  • Paid parental leave and fertility/family planning reimbursement.
  • Cell phone reimbursement.
  • Employee Resource Groups and ZocClubs.
  • Great Place to Work Certified.

Tech Stack

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Zocdoc

About Zocdoc

1,001-5,000 employees

Zocdoc builds a healthcare marketplace and scheduling platform that lets patients find in-network doctors and book in-person or virtual appointments across all 50 U.S. states. Providers use its tools to fill schedules, manage listings, and attract new patients; Zocdoc earns revenue from providers through paid services and booking tools. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City, it connects millions of patients to care across 200+ specialties and over 12,000 insurance plans.

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