Engineering Manager
Leads and mentors a hands-on engineering team building AI-powered systems that improve patient access to medicines. The role requires 6+ years of software development, 2+ years of engineering leadership, full-stack expertise, and a strong record of hiring and shipping products.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own team outcomes end to end, from problem definition and technical design through launch and measured impact.
- Stay hands-on by writing and reviewing production code, leading architecture decisions, and tackling ambiguous problems.
- Recruit, source, sell, close, and onboard engineers; own the team’s hiring bar.
- Grow and mentor engineers through clear expectations and direct feedback.
- Work directly with providers, biopharma partners, and operations teams to understand user needs.
- Improve how the team builds with AI and experiment with more productive software-development practices.
Requirements
- 6+ years building software and shipping products used by real customers.
- 2+ years leading engineers with ownership of delivery and team health.
- Strong individual-contributor background with full-stack range across backend systems and user-facing interfaces.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit strong engineers.
- Ability to turn ambiguous business problems into structured, shipped solutions with minimal guidance.
- Track record of moving quickly and delivering on ambitious goals.
- Strong references and positive feedback from former teammates and reports.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation with meaningful equity for full-time employees.
- Fully covered medical, vision, and dental insurance.
- One Medical, Talkspace, Teladoc, and Kindbody memberships.
- Unlimited paid time off and 16 weeks of parental leave.
- 401(k), FSA, commuter benefits, and DashPass.
- Daily office lunch and dinner after 6:30 p.m.
Skills
Full-Stack Development, Backend Systems, Production Code, Software Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Documents, Payer Policies, Prior Authorizations, Benefits Verification, Prescription Routing
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