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Cloud Platform Engineer roles are among the most OPT-friendly in tech, large cloud teams at companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft routinely sponsor, and the skills-based nature of the work means your degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field maps cleanly to specialty occupation requirements.
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At ModMed, we’re not just building software—we’re reimagining the healthcare experience. Founded in 2010 by a practicing physician and a successful tech entrepreneur, we took a radically different approach: we hired doctors and taught them how to code. This "for doctors, by doctors" philosophy has allowed us to create an AI-enabled, specialty-specific cloud platform that places patients at the center of care.
A Culture of Excellence
When you join ModMed, you’re joining an award-winning team recognized for innovation and employee satisfaction. From our global headquarters in Boca Raton Florida, and extensive employee base in Hyderabad India, we are a team of 4,500+ passionate problem-solvers on a mission to increase medical practice success and improve patient outcomes:
- Consistently ranked as a Top Place to Work
- 2025 Globee Business Awards: Gold Globee for “Technology Team of the Year”
- 2025 Black Book Awards: Ranked #1 EHR in 11 Specialties
- Florida Venture Forum: Venture-Backed Company of the Year
We are growing fast, thinking big, and we are just getting started.
Ready to modernize medicine with us?
Job Description Summary:
As an Engineering Manager for our Cloud Platform team at Modernizing Medicine, you will lead a team of talented engineers dedicated to building and scaling our developer enablement platform. You will drive the strategy and execution behind tooling, infrastructure, and self-service capabilities that make it fast, easy, and secure for software delivery teams across the organization to build, deploy, and operate their applications. Your leadership will empower engineering teams to deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable products to our clinical and operational customers with minimal friction.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing platform engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Own the product vision and roadmap for the Developer Enablement Platform, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of application development teams.
- Validate and drive self-service platform solutions, standard CI/CD pipelines, and automated infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Champion cloud-native standards and golden paths for containerized (Kubernetes/EKS) and serverless deployment environments.
- Partner closely with Product Development and InfoSec leadership to reduce developer friction and accelerate time-to-market.
- Establish enterprise-wide observability, monitoring, and reliability standards (DataDog, OpenTelemetry) to guarantee platform resilience.
- Manage cloud resource governance, security compliance, performance tuning, and cost optimization across multi-account cloud environments.
- Define and track key metrics (DORA metrics, developer satisfaction, platform adoption) to evaluate and communicate platform impact.
What We’re Looking For
- 3+ years of experience in engineering management or technical leadership, managing software or platform engineering teams.
- 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Architecture.
- Proven track record of building and delivering internal developer platforms or developer enablement tools.
- Deep technical expertise in at least one of the following areas:
- Cloud ecosystems (AWS preferred), container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Building applications atop AWS, EKS, and Terraform-based internal developer platforms.
- Strong background in CI/CD automation, GitOps principles, and modern deployment methodologies.
- Solid understanding of enterprise observability, operational excellence, and SRE best practices.
- Exceptional leadership, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with a focus on product-minded engineering.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
This role is hybrid. On-call participation may be required to support production systems.
If you're passionate about leading teams, driving developer productivity, and building world-class platform capabilities, we'd love to hear from you.
ModMed Benefits Highlight: At ModMed, we believe it’s important to offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our growing workforce. Eligible Modernizers can enroll in a wide range of benefits:
United States
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including a company Health Savings Account contribution,
- 401(k): ModMed provides a matching contribution each payday of 50% of your contribution deferred on up to 6% of your compensation. After one year of employment with ModMed, 100% of any matching contribution you receive is yours to keep.
- Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave programs,
- Company paid Life and Disability benefits, Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Programs,
- Company-sponsored Business Resource & Special Interest Groups that provide engaged and supportive communities within ModMed,
- Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement programs and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning,
- Global presence and in-person collaboration opportunities; dog-friendly HQ (US), Hybrid office-based roles and remote availability for some roles,
- Weekly catered breakfast and lunch, treadmill workstations, Zen, and wellness rooms within our BRIC headquarters.
PHISHING SCAM WARNING: ModMed is among several companies recently made aware of a phishing scam involving imposters posing as hiring managers recruiting via email, text and social media. The imposters are creating misleading email accounts, conducting remote "interviews," and making fake job offers in order to collect personal and financial information from unsuspecting individuals. Please be aware that no job offers will be made from ModMed without a formal interview process, and valid communications from our hiring team will come from our employees with a ModMed email address (first.lastname@modmed.com). Please check senders’ email addresses carefully. Additionally, ModMed will not ask you to purchase equipment or supplies as part of your onboarding process. If you are receiving communications as described above, please report them to the FTC website.
Join the Team Modernizing Medicine
At ModMed, we’re not just building software—we’re reimagining the healthcare experience. Founded in 2010 by a practicing physician and a successful tech entrepreneur, we took a radically different approach: we hired doctors and taught them how to code. This "for doctors, by doctors" philosophy has allowed us to create an AI-enabled, specialty-specific cloud platform that places patients at the center of care.
A Culture of Excellence
When you join ModMed, you’re joining an award-winning team recognized for innovation and employee satisfaction. From our global headquarters in Boca Raton Florida, and extensive employee base in Hyderabad India, we are a team of 4,500+ passionate problem-solvers on a mission to increase medical practice success and improve patient outcomes:
- Consistently ranked as a Top Place to Work
- 2025 Globee Business Awards: Gold Globee for “Technology Team of the Year”
- 2025 Black Book Awards: Ranked #1 EHR in 11 Specialties
- Florida Venture Forum: Venture-Backed Company of the Year
We are growing fast, thinking big, and we are just getting started.
Ready to modernize medicine with us?
Job Description Summary:
As an Engineering Manager for our Cloud Platform team at Modernizing Medicine, you will lead a team of talented engineers dedicated to building and scaling our developer enablement platform. You will drive the strategy and execution behind tooling, infrastructure, and self-service capabilities that make it fast, easy, and secure for software delivery teams across the organization to build, deploy, and operate their applications. Your leadership will empower engineering teams to deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable products to our clinical and operational customers with minimal friction.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing platform engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Own the product vision and roadmap for the Developer Enablement Platform, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of application development teams.
- Validate and drive self-service platform solutions, standard CI/CD pipelines, and automated infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Champion cloud-native standards and golden paths for containerized (Kubernetes/EKS) and serverless deployment environments.
- Partner closely with Product Development and InfoSec leadership to reduce developer friction and accelerate time-to-market.
- Establish enterprise-wide observability, monitoring, and reliability standards (DataDog, OpenTelemetry) to guarantee platform resilience.
- Manage cloud resource governance, security compliance, performance tuning, and cost optimization across multi-account cloud environments.
- Define and track key metrics (DORA metrics, developer satisfaction, platform adoption) to evaluate and communicate platform impact.
What We’re Looking For
- 3+ years of experience in engineering management or technical leadership, managing software or platform engineering teams.
- 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Architecture.
- Proven track record of building and delivering internal developer platforms or developer enablement tools.
- Deep technical expertise in at least one of the following areas:
- Cloud ecosystems (AWS preferred), container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Building applications atop AWS, EKS, and Terraform-based internal developer platforms.
- Strong background in CI/CD automation, GitOps principles, and modern deployment methodologies.
- Solid understanding of enterprise observability, operational excellence, and SRE best practices.
- Exceptional leadership, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with a focus on product-minded engineering.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
This role is hybrid. On-call participation may be required to support production systems.
If you're passionate about leading teams, driving developer productivity, and building world-class platform capabilities, we'd love to hear from you.
ModMed Benefits Highlight: At ModMed, we believe it’s important to offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our growing workforce. Eligible Modernizers can enroll in a wide range of benefits:
United States
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including a company Health Savings Account contribution,
- 401(k): ModMed provides a matching contribution each payday of 50% of your contribution deferred on up to 6% of your compensation. After one year of employment with ModMed, 100% of any matching contribution you receive is yours to keep.
- Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave programs,
- Company paid Life and Disability benefits, Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Programs,
- Company-sponsored Business Resource & Special Interest Groups that provide engaged and supportive communities within ModMed,
- Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement programs and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning,
- Global presence and in-person collaboration opportunities; dog-friendly HQ (US), Hybrid office-based roles and remote availability for some roles,
- Weekly catered breakfast and lunch, treadmill workstations, Zen, and wellness rooms within our BRIC headquarters.
PHISHING SCAM WARNING: ModMed is among several companies recently made aware of a phishing scam involving imposters posing as hiring managers recruiting via email, text and social media. The imposters are creating misleading email accounts, conducting remote "interviews," and making fake job offers in order to collect personal and financial information from unsuspecting individuals. Please be aware that no job offers will be made from ModMed without a formal interview process, and valid communications from our hiring team will come from our employees with a ModMed email address (first.lastname@modmed.com). Please check senders’ email addresses carefully. Additionally, ModMed will not ask you to purchase equipment or supplies as part of your onboarding process. If you are receiving communications as described above, please report them to the FTC website.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Cloud Platform Engineer
Target companies already running cloud infrastructure at scale
Organizations with dedicated platform teams, not just companies that use cloud tools, are far more likely to sponsor. Look for employers with AWS, GCP, or Azure engineering teams large enough to have dedicated infrastructure roles separate from application development.
Get your cloud certifications before you start applying
AWS Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Administrator certifications signal technical depth to hiring managers. For OPT students, certifications also strengthen the specialty occupation argument by demonstrating field-specific expertise beyond your degree alone.
Frame your experience around infrastructure as code
Employers sponsoring cloud roles want engineers who work in Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation, not just the console. Quantify your IaC contributions on your resume to differentiate yourself and show you can operate at the level required for H-1B visa specialty occupation eligibility.
Start your OPT extension paperwork early if you're in STEM
Cloud Platform Engineer roles under CIP codes like Computer Science or Electrical Engineering qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. File your I-765 at least 90 days before your initial OPT expires so you have continuous work authorization through the hiring process.
Be upfront about your timeline with recruiters
Telling a recruiter you have two to three years of OPT authorization remaining changes the sponsorship calculus entirely. Most platform teams can complete H-1B cap filing within that window, so proactively sharing your end date often turns a hesitant employer into a willing one.
Highlight multi-cloud experience to broaden your employer pool
Engineers who can work across AWS, Azure, and GCP are harder to find and easier to justify sponsoring. Even if your primary experience is on one cloud, adding hands-on projects in another substantially increases the number of employers willing to invest in your long-term authorization.
Cloud Platform Engineer OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Cloud Platform Engineer roles qualify for STEM OPT extension?
Yes. Cloud Platform Engineer positions almost always qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension because the role typically falls under CIP codes for Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. Your degree must appear on the STEM Designated Degree Program List, and your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify. Together, these conditions give you up to three years of total OPT authorization.
How do I find Cloud Platform Engineer jobs that sponsor OPT students?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for OPT-friendly employers, so you can search Cloud Platform Engineer roles without manually screening out companies that don't sponsor. Larger cloud teams at enterprise technology companies and financial services firms tend to have established sponsorship processes. Roles explicitly requiring Terraform, Kubernetes, or CI/CD pipeline experience are strong signals that the position supports specialty occupation classification.
Does a Cloud Platform Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
In most cases, yes. Cloud Platform Engineer positions that require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field meet the H-1B specialty occupation definition. The key requirement is that the degree must be a normal minimum for entry into the role, not just preferred. Job postings that list a specific technical degree as required rather than preferred are in the strongest position.
Can I work as a Cloud Platform Engineer on OPT if my degree is in electrical engineering rather than computer science?
Yes. Electrical engineering is on the STEM Designated Degree Program List and directly supports cloud infrastructure roles involving hardware-software integration, embedded systems, or network architecture. The degree-to-job relationship needs to be reasonable but does not need to be an exact match. A cloud role requiring network fundamentals, systems architecture, or hardware-layer knowledge maps well to an electrical engineering background.
What should I tell an employer who is concerned about the H-1B lottery after my OPT expires?
With STEM OPT, you have up to three years of post-graduation work authorization, which typically covers at least two H-1B cap registration cycles. Employers who miss the lottery in year one can try again in year two before your OPT expires. Some cloud employers also use cap-exempt research institution arrangements or explore O-1A classification for engineers with strong publication or open-source contribution records as a fallback.