Director, Engineering

Garner Health•New York, NY

10h•$285,000 - $315,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Healthcare quality is declining and soaring costs are crushing American families and businesses. At Garner, we’ve developed a revolutionary approach to evaluating doctor performance and a unique incentive model that's reshaping the healthcare economy to ensure everyone can afford high quality care. By providing organizations relief from surging healthcare costs, we've experienced rapid adoption in the market and have more than doubled our revenue annually over the last 5 years, becoming the fastest growing company in our space. To support our continued growth, we're expanding our team by over 50% each year, seeking exceptional talent to shape our unique, award winning culture (for example, USA Today Top Workplaces 2025) designed to cultivate teamwork, trust, autonomy, exceptional results, and individual growth that creates an inflection point in your career. About the role: We are looking for a Director, Engineering to lead our Search team. The Search team owns our provider recommendations system, provider data aggregation pipelines, and our AI-powered member support systems. This role reports to the Chief Technology Officer. Where you will work: This role will be based in our New York City office. You must be willing to work in the office 3 days per week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Relocation assistance is available for non-local candidates.

Requirements

6+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years managing software or data engineering teams
1+ year managing engineering managers
Experience building ML-powered systems and leveraging MLOps best practices
Strong background in distributed systems, large-scale data processing (e.g., Airflow, Spark, Flink), and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar)
Ability to translate complex business needs into a clear, executable technical roadmap
A willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and do whatever is necessary to ensure company success
Experience working in a rapidly evolving startup environment
A desire to be a part of our mission to improve the U.S. healthcare system

Nice To Haves

Experience with personalization, recommendation, or search systems preferred
Experience working with regulated data; healthcare data standards (HIPAA, EDI) a plus

Responsibilities

Lead the development of a world-class Search system that organizes provider data in order to deliver relevant and impactful recommendations to our members
Own and drive the execution of relevant quarterly deliverables and long-term strategy
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align strategies and achieve company objectives
Provide leadership and guidance to your teams, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and accountability
Ensure your team proactively incorporates relevant new technologies, system designs, and strategies, especially in the domains of big data, ML, and AI
Influence relevant partner teams in order to accelerate delivery across the organization
Champion and ensure the privacy and security of our users’ data
Mentor, grow, and recruit Garner’s next generation of engineering leaders