Platform & Data Engineer

Meridio

3d•Remote

About The Position

Meridio is a remote-first company on a mission to make health benefits for small businesses simple, affordable, and accessible. As we scale smart, we’re focused on building systems that reduce complexity instead of adding it. In this role, you’ll own the platform and data foundation that everything else builds on. You’ll be responsible for data pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and the DevOps workflows that keep our systems reliable — so product and design teams can stay focused on shipping customer-facing work. We’re a small, scrappy team — which means not every problem is perfectly defined, priorities can evolve, and no two days look the same. We value good judgment, ownership, and people who are comfortable operating with context instead of rigid rules. If you enjoy figuring things out, making thoughtful tradeoffs, and building practical solutions in a fast-moving environment, you’ll fit well within our team. You’ll be hands-on — writing code, improving infrastructure, and making pragmatic decisions about where systems need to be hardened and where “good enough” is enough. You’ll report directly to our Chief Product Officer. Location: This role is remote, but candidates must be located in the United States or Canada and legally authorized to work without sponsorship.

Requirements

5–8+ years building and maintaining production systems
Strong experience with backend systems and data infrastructure
Comfort with cloud platforms (GCP preferred; AWS or Azure welcome)
Working knowledge of Python, SQL, and infrastructure tooling
Experience supporting high-growth or early-stage products
Interest in building toward security and compliance best practices
Comfortable working in a scrappy environment where priorities evolve and judgment matters
Think in systems, not just features
Prefer simple, resilient solutions over over-engineering
Comfortable owning ambiguous technical problems
Know when to build and when to buy
Explain technical decisions in plain language
Thrive in fast-paced, distributed teams
Care about making other teams more effective

Nice To Haves

DevOps or SRE experience
Healthcare, fintech, or regulated industry background
Enjoyment of being a platform owner rather than a feature specialist

Responsibilities

Own and evolve our data infrastructure, including pipelines into our data warehouse
Manage and improve cloud infrastructure and DevOps workflows
Ensure platform reliability so product and design teams aren’t pulled into backend or operational firefighting
Support internal applications that rely on trusted, accessible data
Partner closely with Product on roadmap planning, scoping, and technical tradeoffs
Identify and resolve platform bottlenecks before they slow the team down
Share progress, risks, and improvements early and clearly