Engineering Team Lead
United StatesRemote
Summary
Leads a team of ~4 engineers building web platforms for AI-driven cancer screening, spending 50% on people management (1:1s, hiring, performance) and 50% on delivery, technical leadership, and operations. Requires engineering management experience and strong technical judgment in modern web systems.
About the role
Responsibilities
People Leadership (~50%)
- Manage ~4 engineers through consistent 1:1s, coaching, and actionable feedback.
- Own performance management, goal setting, and career progression (growth plans, leveling conversations, mentorship).
- Lead hiring execution for your team, including structured interview loops and timely feedback.
Delivery & Execution Leadership (~50%)
- Own delivery, execution, and day-to-day operation of the team: ceremonies, capacity planning, prioritization, and stakeholder communication.
- Ensure work is planned and executed through clear tickets and ownership.
- Keep the team unblocked and aligned by translating ambiguity into crisp plans and scoped work.
Technical & Operational Leadership
- Own day-to-day technical design and infrastructure decisions for your team. This includes partnering with a Staff Engineer for larger cross-cutting design, architecture, and complex incidents.
- Champion quality and release safety (tests, flags/rollouts where needed, monitoring/alerting) and ensure runbooks exist for common operations/incident response.
- Ensure your team takes ownership of support and operational work for the domains it builds.
Key Requirements
- Prior experience managing engineers (or acting as a lead with significant people management scope), including 1:1s, feedback, and performance conversations.
- Strong delivery leadership: can run planning, prioritize well, communicate tradeoffs, and keep commitments realistic.
- Strong technical judgment in modern web systems (bonus: ASP.NET Core / C# and TypeScript/JavaScript in production).
- Comfort operating systems in cloud environments and modern CI/CD practices (Azure preferred).
- Excellent written & verbal communication and a bias for collaboration in a cross-functional, Agile environment.
Nice to Haves
- Experience with DICOM, HL7/FHIR, or other healthcare standards.
- Background in security & compliance (HIPAA, SOC 2).
Compensation & Benefits
- Stock options.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans for you and your family.
- Flexible work environment.
- Team off-sites and wellness initiatives.
- Competitive vacation policy.
- A culture that emphasizes continuous learning and personal growth.
Skills
ASP.NET CoreC#TypeScriptJavaScriptAzureCI/CDAgileDICOMHL7/FHIRHIPAA