About the role
We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our Infrastructure and Backend Engineering teams. This leader will play a critical role in shaping our technical roadmap, hiring and mentoring engineering talent, and ensuring scalable, secure, and performant systems.
The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of technical depth and leadership — with hands-on experience designing backend systems and data models at scale, especially in cloud-native environments (AWS preferred). You will help us scale our engineering practices and product infrastructure as we accelerate growth and expand our footprint in healthcare.
What you’ll do
Leadership & People Management :
- Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team across infrastructure and backend discipline
- Set clear technical direction, facilitate architectural alignment, and foster a culture of accountability, learning, and impact.
- Collaborate with other leaders in Product, Data, and Go-to-Market to align engineering execution with company objectives.
Technical Strategy & Architecture
Drive design and implementation of robust, secure, and extensible backend services and APIs.Architect scalable data models and data infrastructure to support complex healthcare workflows and automation.Provide deep individual contributor-level guidance on backend and data system design, helping raise the technical bar across the team.Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps
Own our AWS-based infrastructure strategy, including deployment pipelines, observability, and incident response practices.Champion automation, reliability engineering, and cost-effective infrastructure design.Ensure compliance with HIPAA, SOC 2, and other relevant healthcare security standards.Execution & Delivery
Prioritize and manage engineering initiatives with a strong bias toward delivery, iteration, and product impact.Define and implement best practices for quality, performance, testing, and technical documentation.What we’re looking for
10+ years of engineering experience with 3+ years in an engineering leadership role managing a team of 8-10 peopl eStrong technical background as a backend engineer or architect with IC-level fluency in system design, data modeling, and distributed systems.Expertise in AWS-based environments and modern DevOps / infra tooling.Experience leading cross-functional teams and working in fast-paced, product-driven environments.Proven success scaling engineering teams and systems from early stages to maturityBonus Points If :
Experience with FHIR, HL7, EHRs, claims data, or other healthcare standards.Experience working in HIPAA-regulated environments or building SOC 2-compliant systems.Experience deploying ML models in production systems or working with ML engineering teams.Based in or open to working from our San Francisco HQPlenful perks
Gr eat benefits include unlimited PTO, health insurance, meal stipend, health & wellness stipend, team offsites, 401K matching, and stock optionsJoin an all-star team with direct access to executive leadershipOpportunities to further develop and refine your partnership acumen by partnering with our seasoned leaders