Engineering Manager

Qualified Health

$220K — $280K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in engineering, with at least 2 years in a managerial role
  • Experience leading a small engineering team, ideally 5-10 members
  • Strong skills in performance management and conflict resolution
  • Solid technical background in system design and architecture
  • Experience with backend distributed systems and AI/ML
  • Demonstrated ability to manage applications in production
  • Adaptable to fast-growing environments

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of 5-6 engineers with full people leadership responsibilities
  • Conduct performance reviews and support team members' career growth
  • Translate roadmap priorities into actionable plans with the Director of Engineering
  • Engage in technical work by reviewing designs and assisting engineers
  • Lead the recruitment and onboarding of new engineering talent
  • Cultivate a positive team culture and establish feedback channels
  • Support modernization efforts of platform to match scaling application needs
  • Apply AI/ML methodologies to tackle impactful healthcare challenges
  • Drive processes to improve application delivery as the organization matures

Benefits

  • Equity options available
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment
  • Engage in meaningful work that has a positive impact on healthcare
  • Hands-on involvement in cutting-edge AI projects
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

Our engineering organization has tripled in size over a short period, and we are seeking an Engineering Manager to provide the close, day-to-day leadership our engineers need as we scale. This role directly manages a team within one of our core areas - application scaling and delivery, new product development powered by cutting-edge AI and LLM methodologies, or our core platform - reporting into a Director of Engineering.

The Manager will be hands-on with both people and technical work: running performance and growth conversations for their direct reports while staying close enough to the day-to-day engineering to review designs, unblock the team, and weigh in on key decisions. This role executes against the roadmap set by their Director, translating priorities into clear plans for their team.

We are looking for a people leader with direct, hands-on management experience - someone who has grown and led a small engineering team and is ready to keep building on that foundation.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Directly manage a team of engineers, typically 5-6 direct reports, with full ownership of day-to-day people leadership
  • Conduct performance reviews, resolve conflict, and support career progression and growth for each member of your team
  • Partner with your Director of Engineering to translate roadmap priorities into clear, executable plans for your team
  • Stay hands-on with the technical work as needed - reviewing designs, unblocking engineers, and weighing in on key technical decisions
  • Recruit, hire, and onboard new engineers as the team continues to grow
  • Foster a strong team culture and clear channels for feedback, especially as the broader organization scales
  • Support modernization of the platform to keep pace with the scaling application layer
  • Apply modern LLM methodologies and applied AI techniques to help solve some of the hardest, highest-impact problems in healthcare
  • Support new product initiatives from concept through production deployment
  • Help drive process and delivery rigor as the applications org matures


Required Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years of direct experience as a people manager
  • Track record of growing or leading a small engineering team, ideally from a handful of engineers toward 5-10 people
  • Demonstrated people management fundamentals: performance management, conflict resolution, and career development
  • Strong technical foundation with the ability to engage credibly in system design and architecture discussions
  • Prior technical lead engineering experience in backend distributed systems, building out microservices, rest APIs, and AI/ML.
  • Experience shipping and supporting applications in production
  • Comfort operating in a fast-growing, fast-changing engineering organization


Desirable Skills:
  • Experience at both a large technology company and a growth-stage startup
  • Applied AI/ML or LLM experience, particularly for teams focused on new product development
  • Prior experience in platform, foundational, or distributed systems engineering
  • Experience in a healthcare-related business (not required, but a plus)
  • Familiarity with value-based or outcomes-based contract environments


Pay & Benefits: The pay range for this role is between $220,000-$280,000, and will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits.

Join our mission to revolutionize healthcare with AI. To apply, please send your resume through the application below.

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