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Lead Healthcare Platform Engineer & Compliance Expert

Location: Hybrid / Remote (Mountain or Central Time Preferred)

Type: Full-Time/Employee

Salary: $140,000 - $170,000

Citizenship: U.S. citizens only

About Youtopia

At Youtopia, we're transforming health through precision nourishment automation. Our AI-driven platform analyzes individual nutrient needs through diagnostic testing and seamlessly matches those needs with toxin-free, locally prepared meals to optimize health and longevity. We're not just building software-we're building a system that empowers millions to live healthier, longer lives.

As we gear up for our launch, we're assembling a world-class engineering team that blends technical excellence with a mission-centered approach. If you thrive at the intersection of impact, compliance, and innovation, this role is your opportunity to lead the secure, scalable systems powering our health platform-today and far into the future.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead Healthcare Platform Engineer & Compliance Expert to architect, implement, and govern the HIPAA- and HITRUST-compliant systems at the core of our platform. You'll design enterprise-grade, cloud-native infrastructure, integrate with clinical systems, and ensure we're audit-ready from day one.

Beyond certification, this role is the long-term steward of Youtopia's health technology ecosystem-owning lab integrations, wearables, biosensor data, health-centric data lakes, and emerging nutrition science capabilities for years to come.

This is a hybrid/remote role (Mountain or Central Time preferred) with opportunities to mentor engineers and define system standards across the organization.

What You'll Own

HIPAA & HITRUST Compliance Leadership

• Own the design and implementation of HIPAA- and HITRUST-compliant systems.
• Translate regulatory requirements into actionable engineering decisions.
• Ensure continuous compliance, audit readiness, and rigorous documentation across the platform.
• Lead risk assessments, security reviews, and compliance controls in collaboration with leadership.

Technical Architecture & Execution

• Architect secure, cloud-native systems in Azure + .NET 10, leveraging App Services, Functions, API Management, Event Grid/Hub, Cosmos/SQL, and Key Vault.
• Design APIs and data pipelines for clinical and wellness data.
• Drive all EHR integrations (FHIR, HL7, SMART on FHIR) and lab diagnostics connections.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices for performance, security, reliability, and maintainability.

Long-Term Platform Ownership & Health Innovation

This role permanently owns the health technology domain of Youtopia's platform. After initial compliance and system hardening, your long-term responsibilities include:

Health Data Ecosystem Stewardship

• Define the long-term architecture for health and biomarker data pipelines, ensuring accuracy, fidelity, and secure storage.
• Own the clinical and nutritional data models, evolving them as science and product needs advance.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of a health-focused data lake that powers research, personalization, and predictive analytics.

Wearable, Biosensor, and Lab Integrations

• Build and maintain scalable integrations with labs, diagnostics partners, CGMs, wearables (Apple Health, Oura, Garmin, WHOOP), and emerging biosensor technologies.
• Architect systems to ingest, normalize, and validate real-time physiological and nutritional data at scale.
• Ensure bi-directional data flows are compliant, stable, and extendable.

Nutritional Science & Decision Intelligence

• Collaborate with clinical and nutrition science teams to encode emerging research into platform logic.
• Lead engineering around nutrient scoring, metabolic modeling, and personalized health recommendations.
• Develop infrastructure for machine learning that uses lab data, dietary patterns, and outcomes to refine recommendations over time.
• Explore new ways to merge AI, biological data, and personalized nutrition to create industry-leading wellness outcomes.

Futureproofing the Platform

• Continuously evaluate industry trends in digital health, interoperability, and data privacy.
• Drive innovative initiatives that enhance the intelligence, automation, and clinical robustness of Youtopia's platform.
• Ensure that all future product expansions-from blood panels to microbiome tests to genetic data-fit into a unified, secure architecture.

Mentorship & Team Leadership

• Mentor engineers on compliance, cloud architecture, and secure system design.
• Lead or influence high-impact decisions across engineering, clinical, and product teams.
• Set coding standards, reliability metrics, and documentation practices that scale with the company.

Collaboration & Product Impact

• Partner with product and design to ensure smooth, secure user experiences without compromising speed or innovation.
• Play a key role during high-stakes sprints involving clinical workflows, diagnostics, or patient data.
• Communicate system-level constraints and possibilities to cross-functional teams in a clear, structured manner.

What You Bring

Experience & Expertise

• 7+ years in software engineering; minimum 2 years leading HIPAA/HITRUST initiatives.
• Deep expertise with Azure cloud services and .NET 10 / C#.
• Experience integrating with EHR platforms using FHIR/HL7.
• Strong familiarity with HITRUST, HIPAA, SOC 2, and related frameworks.
• Proven experience designing secure, scalable, audit-ready systems.
• Background in systems handling sensitive health, clinical, or biosensor data.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong leadership, architectural thinking, and cross-functional communication.
• Ability to break down complex health workflows into scalable, secure solutions.
• Mission-driven mindset and passion for transforming health through technology.
• Comfortable working in a high-velocity startup environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with LIMS or other clinical lab systems.
• Background in wearables, nutrition tech, or biomarker analytics.
• Experience with ML/AI in health or wellness contexts.

Why Youtopia

• Be part of a bold mission transforming health and longevity for millions.
• Work with top-tier engineers, clinicians, and nutrition scientists.
• Help build the foundational health ecosystem powering a generational company.
• Competitive salary, hybrid flexibility, and long-term leadership opportunities.
• Make a real-world impact every single day.