Head of Engineering

MVG HR Solutions United States Full-time 2025-03-06

Our client, a dynamic leader in the SaaS industry, is seeking a Senior Manager or Director of Engineering to join their innovative team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to play a pivotal role in scaling a rapidly growing organization within the healthcare and education sectors. If you are passionate about driving technical excellence and leading high-performing teams, this position offers the chance to shape the future of their impactful solutions.

As the Head of Engineering, you will report directly to the CEO and take ownership of all things Engineering. Leading a high-performing, nimble team of 10—comprising 6 app development engineers, 2 Salesforce admins, and 2 data & analytics specialists—you will drive the team towards delivering exceptional business value.

The Exciting Challenge Ahead:

One of the most exciting initiatives you’ll lead in 2025 is the launch of a new system that will bring more of the Company’s capabilities in-house, shifting away from the current Salesforce implementation. This project will be pivotal in reshaping how the company delivers value to its customers and stakeholders.

The Tech Stack

  • React Native (Daybreak Mobile), React JS (Web Frontend), TypeScript, Netlify
  • Ruby on Rails (Rails Backend), PostgreSQL, Redis, RSpec, Heroku
  • Salesforce Development Cloud
  • Frontend tools include ReactQuery, Jest, Prettier + Eslint, Axios, Storybook, and React Router.

RESPONSIBILITES

Drive Business Value by Delivering with Velocity and Quality Consistently

  • Collaborate with Product to ensure we are working on the right things
  • Ensure the engineering team is consistently delivering customer value
  • Manage tech debt to optimize for speed and quality of business value delivery
  • Maintain a 99.9 uptime SLA

Engineering Team Management & Infrastructure

  • Manage, mentor and coach a team of engineers
  • Create and maintain the bar for technical excellence

Executive Team Collaboration

  • Build relationships with all members of our executive team to enable strong cross-functional bonds and collaboration
  • Ensure the engineering team is meeting the needs of all of our cross-functional counterparts

Engineering Technology, Process & Operations

  • Develop and realize a technical strategy in service of evolving business and product needs
  • Mature how the engineering group operates over time: metrics-based management, continuous improvement / feedback loops, and consistent ways of working
  • Refine our Engineering KPI systems – Identify and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure engineering success performance and alignment with business goals and strategy
  • Co-own our Software Development Lifecycle with our Head of Product and make continuous improvements
  • Build out engineering tools, processes, & systems that help our Engineers be more efficient and effective

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

  • Must have health tech experience
  • Must have experience working as a growth stage engineering leader – You’ve had experience leading an engineering team or function at a high-paced Growth Stage startup (Series B-D).

Desirable Qualifications

  • Experience working with EHRs and clinical services is a huge plus
  • Not afraid of being hands on – you are excited to jump in the weeds and solve problems, ranging from architectural issues to breaking down projects into bite size chunks for the team
  • Excellent team development – you have experience leading, mentoring and developing a team of engineers – you love investing in the growth of your people
  • Track record of delivery – you have a proven track record of launching products on time and with high quality in a fast-paced environment that is always changing
  • Strong product instincts – you are a product-focused engineering leader and feel confident in partnering with product to deliver products that drives business value
  • Strong architectural instincts – you are comfortable making big architectural decisions (e.g., buy vs. build an EHR)
  • Experience with system migrations is a huge plus, given our focus on moving to a new system this year

Benefits

  • Medical Benefits (Kaiser or Aetna), Vision, Dental – covered 100% for you and 50% for dependents.
  • 401k
  • Unlimited PTO; minimum 3 weeks of PTO per year is enforced (+ mental health days)
  • WFH set up is provided

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